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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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2024
On Tuesday, Trump posted a statement on his Truth Social app mourning Marcus's death.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
The entertainment industry is mourning the loss of Quincy Jones, the music producer known for his work with icons including Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
As Horowitz has argued, Ives is really an American counterpart to Mahler, who stormed toward the future while mourning the past.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mourn. Accessed 30 Nov. 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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