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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 is the present participle of sorrow, which means to feel great sadness. Learn how to use this formal word in sentences with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.
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verb [ I usually + adv/prep ] formal uk / ˈsɒr.əʊ / us /...
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(a cause of) a feeling of great sadness: sorrow at The...
- English (US)
Sorrow is a noun meaning deep distress, sadness, or regret for a loss or a cause of grief. Sorrow can also be a verb meaning to feel or express sorrow. See synonyms, examples, and word history of sorrow.
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.
Sorrowing is an adjective that means experiencing or expressing sorrow, especially in a literary context. Learn how to use it in sentences with synonyms and related words from Collins Dictionary.
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.
Sorrow is a noun or verb that means a feeling of great sadness or regret, or something that causes this feeling. Learn how to use sorrow in sentences, compare it with other words and see translations in different languages.
Sorrowing is an adjective that means experiencing or expressing sorrow, which is mental suffering caused by loss, disappointment, or misfortune. Find synonyms, antonyms, translations, and examples of sorrowing in this web page.
