US /ˈmɔrnɪŋ/ UK /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the expression of deep sorrow, especially for someone who has died

    The nation observed a week of mourning after the leader's death.

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Synonyms
1 noun · the expression of deep... griefgrievinglamentationbereavementsorrowmourn
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Word family
Related forms mournmournermournful

Etymology

From the verb mourn + -ing; mourn from Old English murnan ('to grieve, be anxious'), from Proto-Germanic *murnaną.

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