What does lamenting mean?
Definitions for lamenting
lament·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
lamenting, wailing, wailfuladjective
vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
"lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare
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lamenting
Lamenting refers to the act of expressing deep sorrow, regret, grief, or mourning for something or someone. It often involves expressing these feelings openly and emotionally, typically due to a loss or disappointment.
Webster Dictionary
Lamenting
of Lament
Lamentingnoun
lamentation
Anagrams for lamenting »
alignment
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lamenting in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lamenting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of lamenting in a Sentence
Instead of lamenting that people no longer visit temples, I wanted to bring the temple to the people.
Former Vice PresidentJoseph R. Bidenassailed PresidentTrump’s supporters during a speech Saturday at the annual Human Rights Campaign dinner in Washington, lamenting that ‘virulent people’ and the ‘dregs of society’ still had a friend in the White House.
Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry:
I braced myself, went in. The room was dimly lit, unfamiliar - I ’d been inside it only once in my life. I moved ahead uncertainly, and there she was. I stood, frozen, staring. I stared and stared. It was difficult, but I kept on, thinking how I ’d regretted not seeing my mother at the end. Years of lamenting that lack of proof, postponing my grief for want of proof. Now I thought : Proof. Careful what Chris Jackson/Getty Images Harry wish for.
Istanbul is clearly now the fundamental centre of this disease, if just 15% of people go out in Istanbul, that is 2.5 million people - as much as the (entire population of some) cities in Europe which are lamenting their situation.
Hopefully they’re taking advantage of (the season) rather than lamenting the fact that they are slow, they’re getting good experience in racing Formula One, because there’s a lot to be said by just racing with these guys.
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