sorrowing — sb. Wright’s L. P. p. 53 … Oldest English Words
sorrowing — sor·row || sÉ‘rəʊ / sÉ’r n. distress, suffering, sadness; something which causes grief or regret; expression of suffering or sadness, grieving v. regret; repent; mourn, grieve, be sad … English contemporary dictionary
sorrowing — adjective sorrowful through loss or deprivation bereft of hope • Syn: ↑bereaved, ↑bereft, ↑grief stricken, ↑grieving, ↑mourning • Similar to: ↑sorrowful … Useful english dictionary
he that goes a-borrowing, goes a-sorrowing — c 1470 in Wright & Halliwell Reliquiœ Antiquœ (1841) I. 316 He that fast spendyth must nede borowe; But whan he schal paye ayen, then ys al the sorowe. 1545 R. TAVERNER tr. Erasmus’ Adages (ed. 2) 46v He that goeth a borowynge goeth a sorowynge.… … Proverbs new dictionary
a-sorrowing — see he that goes a borrowing, goes a sorrowing … Proverbs new dictionary
in mourning — sorrowing over (someone s death) … English contemporary dictionary
Carolina dove — Mourning Mourn ing, a. 1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. [1913 Webster] 2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Geothlypis Philadelphia — Mourning Mourn ing, a. 1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. [1913 Webster] 2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mourning — Mourn ing, a. 1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. [1913 Webster] 2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mourning bride — Mourning Mourn ing, a. 1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. [1913 Webster] 2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
