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- Dictionarysorrowing/ˈsɒrəʊɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. feeling or displaying deep distress or sadness: "the sorrowing widower found it hard to relate to his sons"
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SORROWING definition: 1. present participle of sorrow 2. to feel great sadness: . Learn more.
noun. sor· row ˈsär- (ˌ)ō. ˈsȯr- Synonyms of sorrow. 1. a. : deep distress, sadness, or regret especially for the loss of someone or something loved. b. : resultant unhappy or unpleasant state. to their great sorrow they could not marry. 2. : a cause of grief or sadness. 3. : a display of grief or sadness. sorrow. 2 of 2. verb.
verb [ I usually + adv/prep ] formal uk / ˈsɒr.əʊ / us / ˈsɔːr.oʊ / to feel great sadness: For years she sorrowed over her missing son. Compare. grieve. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making people sad, shocked and upset. aback. amiss. appall. bite. bother. haunt. heartbreaker. heartbreakingly. hit/touch a (raw) nerve idiom. horrify.
adjective. literary. experiencing or expressing sorrow. The funeral was arranged by the sorrowing mourners. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'sorrowing' in a sentence. sorrowing.
Definitions of sorrowing. adjective. sorrowful through loss or deprivation. synonyms: bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning. sorrowful. experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss.
(a cause of) a feeling of great sadness: sorrow at The sorrow she felt at the death of her husband was almost too much to bear. sorrow over He expressed sorrow over the suffering inflicted during the war. The sorrows of her earlier years gave way to joy in later life. Synonyms. sadness (FEELING) unhappiness.
n. 1. Mental suffering caused by loss, disappointment, or misfortune, or an instance of this: tried to assuage her sorrows. See Synonyms at regret. 2. A source or cause of sorrow; a misfortune: "I must struggle through my sorrows and difficulties as I can" (Jane Austen). 3. Expression of sorrow, or an instance of this: I listened to his sorrows.
