mourned; mourning; mourns
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow
When he dies, people throughout the world will mourn.
2
: to show the customary signs of grief for a death
3
: to murmur mournfully
—used especially of doves
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow for
mourned the death of his son
2
: to utter mournfully
let the whirlwind mourn its requiem—
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mourner
noun
Examples of mourn in a Sentence
She is still mourning her husband, who died last year.
Thousands of people mourned his death.
She was mourned by everyone who knew her.
She mourned the loss of her youth.
He still mourns the fact that he never went to college.
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Philadelphia Eagles icon Brandon Graham suffered what looked like a season-ending injury in the last minutes of Sunday's 37-20 win victory over the Los Angeles Rams, and fans are already mourning what may be the final moments of the defensive end's long career.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
But residents have mostly devoted efforts to cleaning up after the devastation and to mourning the dead.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
While leaders remain indifferent, the people endure: patching what’s broken, mourning what’s lost, and bracing for what’s next.
—Sarah Al Asmar, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Television Ted Danson and Mike Schur celebrate ‘living a bigger life’ with age in ‘A Man on the Inside’
Nov. 14, 2024
Danson plays Charles, a well-to-do retired professor of engineering, who after a year is still mourning his late wife.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
But residents have mostly devoted efforts to cleaning up after the devastation and to mourning the dead.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
While leaders remain indifferent, the people endure: patching what’s broken, mourning what’s lost, and bracing for what’s next.
—Sarah Al Asmar, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
Television Ted Danson and Mike Schur celebrate ‘living a bigger life’ with age in ‘A Man on the Inside’
Nov. 14, 2024
Danson plays Charles, a well-to-do retired professor of engineering, who after a year is still mourning his late wife.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mourn. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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mourn
verb
ˈmō(ə)rn 
ˈmȯ(ə)rn
1
: to feel or show grief or sorrow especially over someone's death
2
: to display the customary signs of grief for a death especially by wearing mourning
mourner
noun
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