mourn
verb (used without object)
to feel or express sorrow or grief.
is mourning
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present progressiveof mourn (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The “Love Island USA” production team is mourning the loss of executive producer James Barker, who died last week while on set in Fiji.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
In Hamirpur district in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh, the family of 23-year-old Aditya Sharma is mourning the loss of their only son.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
The family of the ship's captain, Ashish Kumar Singh, 38, from the eastern state of Bihar, is mourning his death.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
A generation of “Dazed and Confused” fans is mourning the potential loss of a landmark—one of the vanishing symbols of Old Austin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
There’s no way the sky is mourning my aunt, too.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
