lamenting
Meaning of lamenting
- express passionate grief about.
he was lamenting the death of his infant daughter
the women wept and lamented over him
- express regret or disappointment about something.
she lamented the lack of shops in the town
‘We could have won,’ lamented the England captain
late Middle English (as a verb): from French lamenter or Latin lamentari, from lamenta (plural) ‘weeping, wailing’.
Information about lamenting
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of lamenting is: lamentings.
- Languages in which lamenting is used:
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Hyphenation of lamenting
lament-ing
- It consists of 2 syllables and 9 chars.
- lamenting is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
lamenting synonyms
Meaning wailing:
Meaning feel or show sorrow for the death of (someone), typically by following conventions such as the wearing of black clothes:
Meaning feel or display deep distress:
Meaning utter a wail:
Meaning make a long, low sound expressing physical or mental suffering or sexual pleasure:
Meaning complain; grumble:
Meaning shed tears:
Meaning shed tears, typically as an expression of distress, pain, or sorrow:
Meaning cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps:
Meaning having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm:
Meaning not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character:
Meaning make a howling sound:
Meaning howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion, typically grief:
Meaning express discontent or sorrow over (something):
Meaning express great regret, sadness, or disappointment about (something):
Meaning feel or express strong disapproval of (something):
Meaning feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that one has done or failed to do):
Meaning bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) and wish it undone:
Meaning disagree with and attempt to prevent, especially by argument:
Meaning publicly declare to be wrong or evil:
lamenting antonyms
Meaning acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with a social gathering or enjoyable activity:
Meaning feel or show great joy or delight:
Anagrams of lamenting
Words that rhyme with lamenting
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