lamenting Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb express grief verbally
   keen; lament.
   
   • we lamented the death of the child
2. verb regret strongly
   bemoan; bewail; deplore; lament.
   
   • I deplore this hostile action
   • we lamented the loss of benefits
3. adjective satellite vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
   wailing; wailful.
   
   • lamenting sinners
   • wailing mourners
   • the wailing wind
   • wailful bagpipes
   • tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare

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