sorrow
noun
distress caused by loss, affliction, disappointment, etc.; grief, sadness, or regret.
sorrowing
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present participleof sorrow.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The challenge for the author is to write a pulse-pounding thriller without sorrowing over this injustice too much.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2023
“We mend, but we don’t forget,” she offers by way of comfort to the sorrowing nobleman.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
Though sprinkled with reminders of Lynch and Cronenberg and others, Tippett’s defiantly adult vision has a freakish originality and a sorrowing tone that’s oddly touching.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2022
Any information will be gladly received by their sorrowing mother, Catherine Mason, at 1818 Hancock St., between Master and Thompson, Phila.
From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2015
It hits the weakest, most sorrowing part of me; but I am only a surrogate, for who knows what lack, what loss.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
