sorrowing

Definition of Sorrowing in English :

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

Example Sentences:
'bereft of hope'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sorrowing

adjective

literary

experiencing or expressing sorrow

The child's grave was guarded by his sorrowing mother.

The funeral was arranged by the sorrowing mourners.

n.

1. Mental suffering caused by loss, disappointment, or misfortune, or an instance of this: tried to assuage her sorrows. See Synonyms at regret.

2. A source or cause of sorrow; a misfortune: "I must struggle through my sorrows and difficulties as I can" (Jane Austen).

3. Expression of sorrow, or an instance of this: I listened to his sorrows.

intr.v. sor·rowed, sor·row·ing, sor·rows

To feel or express sorrow. See Synonyms at grieve.