bewailing 1 of 2

adjective

as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning the doctor assured us that my father was not in any danger of dying, hence those bewailing looks on our faces were uncalled-for

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bewailing

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verb

present participle of bewail
as in mourning
to feel or express sorrow for he invariably spends more time bewailing his predicament than trying to fix it

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bewailing
  1. weeping
  2. mourning
  3. mournful
  4. lamenting
  5. heartbroken
  6. funeral
  7. wailing
  8. bitter
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    — David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Definition of weeping
Verb
  • Rock band Pavlov’s Dog is mourning the loss of singer-songwriter and lead vocalist David Surkamp, who died Monday at age 74.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The town of Woodville, Wisconsin, is mourning the loss of Ron Riek, a prominent businessman and pilot killed in a small plane crash Tuesday night near the Wisconsin Dells.
    — Frankie McLister, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of mourning
Adjective
  • Eleazar forgoes Thom Yorke-style belting, draws out the mournful quaver in the lyrics, and subtly reshapes the anthem in Misty’s image, her commitment to doing things her way.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
  • But the production here betrays its economy, and the direction, by Garth Davis and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, remains earthbound, held down by mournful strings and devoid of color.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of mournful
Verb
  • Next up is a house tour, from the cavernous, all-white living room to a glimpse of the ornate indoor pool, with V lamenting that the place is so huge he sometimes gets lost.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Last week, Gia posted a TikTok lamenting the less glamorous side of WAG life, namely that roster moves keep taking all her friends away.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of lamenting
Adjective
  • While mourning her father, the heartbroken Sara uses a piece of chalk to draw a circle on the floor of the attic resembling the one Rama creates to protect Sita.
    — Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire honored Macy at a county Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday, telling community leaders that her death had left his office and the wider community heartbroken.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of heartbroken
Adjective
  • One Chicago priest dying from cancer was denied a funeral mass at her longtime parish.
    — Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The GoFundMe organizer said the family was seeking help covering funeral expenses for Stone and her children.
    — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of funeral
Adjective
  • Sitting opposite an old people’s home in a residential corner of Paris’ 14th arrondissement, La Santé’s unassuming presence is only given away by the occasional wailing siren as prisoners are transported to and from the site.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Definition of wailing
Adjective
  • The second episode will examine her interventions on Scottish independence, feminism, free speech, and gender identity, which place her at the heart of increasingly bitter online exchanges.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The incident inspired multiple memorial meme coins, forensic scrutiny of video footage, and bitter anti-Waymo sentiment.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of bitter
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