- grieving
- grieving (adj.) mid-15c., "causing pain," prp. adjective from GRIEVE (Cf. grieve). Meaning "feeling pain" is from 1807.
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Grieving — Griev ing, a. Sad; sorrowful; causing grief. n. The act of causing grief; the state of being grieved. {Griev ing*ly}, adv. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grieving — index disconsolate, lugubrious, plaint Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Grieving — Grieve Grieve (gr[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grieved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grieving}.] [OE. greven, OF. grever, fr. L. gravare to burden, oppress, fr. gravis heavy. See {Grief.}] 1. To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grieving — noun An act or instance of grieving … Wiktionary
grieving — adj. Grieving is used with these nouns: ↑father, ↑mother, ↑parent, ↑process, ↑relative, ↑widow … Collocations dictionary
grieving — adj. mourning, lamenting, sorrowing grɪËv v. cause sorrow; sorrow, mourn … English contemporary dictionary
grieving — adjective sorrowful through loss or deprivation bereft of hope • Syn: ↑bereaved, ↑bereft, ↑grief stricken, ↑mourning, ↑sorrowing • Similar to: ↑sorrowful … Useful english dictionary
Grievingly — Grieving Griev ing, a. Sad; sorrowful; causing grief. n. The act of causing grief; the state of being grieved. {Griev ing*ly}, adv. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Animal loss — Human hand and cat paw The death of a pet or an animal to which one has become emotionally bonded can be an intense loss,[1] comparable with the death of a human loved one, or even greater depending on the individual. The death can be felt more… … Wikipedia
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