Sorrowing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sorrow \Sor"row\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sorrowed}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Sorrowing}.] [OE. sorowen, sorwen, sorhen, AS. sorgian;
     akin to Goth. sa['u]rgan. See {Sorrow}, n.]
     To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced,
     feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry.
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           Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see his
           face no more.                            --Acts xx. 38.
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           I desire no man to sorrow for me.        --Sir J.
                                                    Hayward.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sorrowing
       adj : sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
             [syn: {bereaved}, {bereft}, {grief-stricken}, {grieving},
              {mourning(a)}, {sorrowing(a)}]