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- Dictionarysorrowing/ˈsɒrəʊɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. feeling or displaying deep distress or sadness: "the sorrowing widower found it hard to relate to his sons"
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noun. sor· row ˈsär- (ˌ)ō. ˈsȯr- Synonyms of sorrow. 1. a. : deep distress, sadness, or regret especially for the loss of someone or something loved. b. : resultant unhappy or unpleasant state. to their great sorrow they could not marry. 2. : a cause of grief or sadness. 3. : a display of grief or sadness. sorrow. 2 of 2. verb.
verb [ I usually + adv/prep ] formal uk / ˈsɒr.əʊ / us / ˈsɔːr.oʊ / to feel great sadness: sorrow over For years she sorrowed over her missing son. Compare. grieve. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making people sad, shocked and upset. aback. amiss. appal. be laughing on the other side of your face idiom. bite. bum. gnaw. haunt.
adjective. literary. experiencing or expressing sorrow. The funeral was arranged by the sorrowing mourners. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Examples of 'sorrowing' in a sentence. sorrowing.
verb [ I usually + adv/prep ] formal uk / ˈsɒr.əʊ / us / ˈsɔːr.oʊ / to feel great sadness: For years she sorrowed over her missing son. Compare. grieve. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making people sad, shocked and upset. aback. amiss. appall. bite. bother. haunt. heartbreaker. heartbreakingly. hit/touch a (raw) nerve idiom. horrify.
Definitions of sorrowing. adjective. sorrowful through loss or deprivation. synonyms: bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning. sorrowful. experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss.
(a cause of) a feeling of great sadness: sorrow at The sorrow she felt at the death of her husband was almost too much to bear. sorrow over He expressed sorrow over the suffering inflicted during the war. The sorrows of her earlier years gave way to joy in later life. Synonyms. sadness (FEELING) unhappiness.
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.
a cause or occasion of grief or regret, as an affliction, a misfortune, or trouble: His first sorrow was the bank failure. Synonyms: adversity. the expression of grief, sadness, disappointment, or the like: muffled sorrow.
Sorrow is a feeling of immense sadness, like the sorrow you would feel if your best friend suddenly moved across the country. Sorrow is an almost unbearable sadness. In fact, it is often used as a synonym for grief. If you drop a pretty picture frame and it breaks, you might feel sad.
Synonyms for SORROWING: mourning, sad, mournful, suffering, melancholy, unhappy, grieving, upset; Antonyms of SORROWING: rejoicing, exultation, smiling, laughing, cheering, exulting, glorying, delighting
