Explore Sorrowing through 6 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like bereaved or bereft. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sorrowing meaning
present participle and gerund of sorrow
Using Sorrowing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of sorrow
- Useful related words include: bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving.
- In the example corpus, sorrowing often appears in combinations such as: his sorrowing.
Context around Sorrowing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 14.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sorrowing
- In this selection, "sorrowing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 14.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, husband, daughters and sons stand out and add context to how "sorrowing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and the sorrowing emperor promises and by her sorrowing husband sons. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sorrowing" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sorrowing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For his victim, it’s sorrowing. (6 words)
Deeply regretted by his sorrowing daughters, brother, sister and family circle. (11 words)
Deeply regretted by her sorrowing husband, sons, grandchildren, brothers, sisters and family circle. (13 words)
The continued reference of Otti to the elections he lost both at the polls and at the courts is a pointer to what is sorrowing him. (26 words)
He is carried in dying, and the sorrowing emperor promises to be a father to Alamiro and Irene. (18 words)
Deeply regretted by his sorrowing sons, daughters, grandchildren, mother, brothers, sister and family circle. (14 words)
Example sentences (6)
For his victim, it’s sorrowing.
Deeply regretted by her sorrowing husband, sons, grandchildren, brothers, sisters and family circle.
Deeply regretted by his sorrowing daughters, brother, sister and family circle.
The continued reference of Otti to the elections he lost both at the polls and at the courts is a pointer to what is sorrowing him.
Deeply regretted by his sorrowing sons, daughters, grandchildren, mother, brothers, sister and family circle.
He is carried in dying, and the sorrowing emperor promises to be a father to Alamiro and Irene.
Common combinations with sorrowing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: