Definition of 'mourning'
1. uncountable noun
2.
See in mourning
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mourning in British English
adjective
5.
of or relating to mourning
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mourningly (ˈmourningly) adverb
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mourning in American English
noun
1.
the actions or feelings of one who mourns; specif., the expression of grief at someone's death
3.
the period during which one mourns the dead
adjective
4.
of or expressing mourning
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British English: mourning
/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ NOUN
Mourning is behaviour in which you show sadness about a person's death.
The period of mourning and bereavement may be long.
- American English: mourning /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/
- Arabic: حَدَّادٌ
- Brazilian Portuguese: luto
- Chinese: 哀悼
- Croatian: tugovanje
- Czech: smutek po úmrtí
- Danish: sorg
- Dutch: rouw
- European Spanish: luto
- Finnish: sureminen
- French: deuil
- German: Trauer
- Greek: πένθος
- Italian: cordoglio
- Japanese: 悲嘆
- Korean: 애도
- Norwegian: sorg
- Polish: opłakiwanie
- European Portuguese: luto
- Romanian: doliu
- Russian: траур
- Latin American Spanish: luto
- Swedish: sorg
- Thai: การไว้ทุกข์, การไว้อาลัย, การแสดงความเสียใจ
- Turkish: matem
- Ukrainian: жалоба
- Vietnamese: sự thương tiếc
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