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Get to know Mourning better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like bereaved or manifestation.

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Mourning meaning

present participle and gerund of mourn

Using Mourning

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of mourn
  • Useful related words include: bereaved, manifestation, expression, activity.
  • In the example corpus, mourning often appears in combinations such as: in mourning, mourning the, of mourning.

Context around Mourning

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Mourning

  • In this selection, "mourning" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, means, symbolism, private, period, may and restrictions stand out and add context to how "mourning" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a typical mourning sign and already in mourning after being. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "mourning" sits close to words such as biography, clips and kenneth, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with mourning

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Additionally, Hezbollah organized mourning ceremonies in Baalbek and the South of Lebanon. (12 words)

After a period of mourning, Foo Fighters announced two to celebrate their late drummer. (14 words)

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati declared three days of national mourning after the announcement. (14 words)

As far as 2022 goes here in the Fort, nobody’s really mourning the loss of Varsity Tavern, which shuttered earlier this month near Crockett Row, but some of us are going to miss Poke-Poke on Magnolia, which survived for four years before closing. (45 words)

A nation already in mourning after being ravaged by Cyclone Freddy has been further infuriated by Malawi’s Flames horrible performance in Cairo where they lost 2-0 to hosts Egypt’s Pharaohs in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. (40 words)

As we join the world in mourning the death of a remarkable leader, we reflect on the life of a woman who used her platform to make a difference for those in need of affordable housing,” Habitat for Humanity said. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

The crowd changed from mourning those lost in battle to mourning one lost in the waves of Belleville Lake.

He is called ON from the word, “Aninut”, which means mourning, or “Onein”, a mourner, because he did not cease from mourning for having sided with Korach.

He said the Traditional Area and Jamestown was still mourning the demise of their late Paramount Chief; and that as soon as the mourning period was over, they would begin to take steps to install a new chief.

Associations and symbolism Mourning In Europe and America, black is the color most commonly associated with mourning and bereavement.

Highland Park, New Jersey: Ramat Gan Publications, p. 63 ) No public Lamm, p. 89 mourning may occur on Shabbat, nor may the burial take place on Shabbat; "private" mourning restrictions continue during the Shabbat.

Mourners sitting shivah (week of mourning subsequent to the death of a spouse or first-degree relative) outwardly conduct themselves normally for the duration of the day and are forbidden to display public signs of mourning.

Much wealth was buried with the dead, and ritualistic mourning could be as extreme as walking on a stick hunchback for three years in a posture of mourning.

The most notorious regulations prohibiting Zhou from being honoured were the poorly observed and poorly enforced "five nos": no wearing black armbands, no mourning wreaths, no mourning halls, no memorial activities, and no handing out photos of Zhou.

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Wheat and clay rituals Rare sample of Egyptian terra cotta sculpture, could be Isis mourning Osiris, (raising her right arm over her head, a typical mourning sign).

Additionally, Hezbollah organized mourning ceremonies in Baalbek and the South of Lebanon.

After a period of mourning, Foo Fighters announced two to celebrate their late drummer.

A nation already in mourning after being ravaged by Cyclone Freddy has been further infuriated by Malawi’s Flames horrible performance in Cairo where they lost 2-0 to hosts Egypt’s Pharaohs in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

And Aberdeen was left in a state of shock and mourning as an unprecedented level of death and destruction was inflicted on soldiers and civilians.

And I think this movie does a really amazing job of kind of reflecting on those past lives, those past memories of who we were, and mourning those people.

As far as 2022 goes here in the Fort, nobody’s really mourning the loss of Varsity Tavern, which shuttered earlier this month near Crockett Row, but some of us are going to miss Poke-Poke on Magnolia, which survived for four years before closing.

As the prospects of finding missing Hollywood actor Julian Sands grow dimmer by the day, the mountaineering community is mourning.

As we join the world in mourning the death of a remarkable leader, we reflect on the life of a woman who used her platform to make a difference for those in need of affordable housing,” Habitat for Humanity said.

At the time, Valentino was mourning her 6-year-old son, who had recently died, and was crying in a Los Angeles cafe alongside her friend.

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati declared three days of national mourning after the announcement.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has declared one-day state mourning in view of the horrific train crash.

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Common combinations with mourning

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "mourning" in a sentence?
An example: "The crowd changed from mourning those lost in battle to mourning one lost in the waves of Belleville Lake." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "mourning" from authentic English texts.
What does "mourning" mean?
Mourning means: present participle and gerund of mourn
What are synonyms of "mourning"?
Common synonyms of "mourning" include: bereaved, manifestation, expression, activity, lamentation, sorrowfulness, sorrow, sadness. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "mourning" are there?
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