sorrow
noun
distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
is sorrowing
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present progressiveof sorrow (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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With head bent on his breast, as of a master whose kindness has been abused, and who is sorrowing, he said with a sigh: "Come you here, at once, with me."
From Autumn Glory The Toilers of the Field by Ren? Bazin
The lord is sorrowing within for his dead wife and dead son.
From Six Women by Victoria Cross
With all her country, Yuko, a humble little serving-maid, whose name signifies "valiant," is sorrowing because of a Japanese attack upon the Czarevitch of the Russians.
From Concerning Lafcadio Hearn With a Bibliography by Laura Stedman by George M. (George Milbrey) Gould
Rough roads he is always smoothin', An' his way is, oh, so soothin' That he takes away the sting When your heart is sorrowing.
From All That Matters by Edgar A. (Edgar Albert) Guest
Oh, it is a terrible thing to feel ashamed to cry when one is sorrowing!
From Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian by Various
