Definition of Sorrowing

1. Adjective. Sorrowful through loss or deprivation. "Bereft of hope"

Exact synonyms: Bereaved, Bereft, Grief-stricken, Grieving, Mourning
Similar to: Sorrowful

Definition of Sorrowing

1. Verb. (present participle of sorrow) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sorrowing

1. sorrow [v] - See also: sorrow

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sorrowing

sorriest
sorrily
sorriness
sorrinesses
sorrow
sorrowe
sorrowed
sorrower
sorrowers
sorrowes
sorroweth
sorrowful
sorrowfully
sorrowfulness
sorrowfulnesses
sorrowing
sorrowing(a)
sorrowingly
sorrowless
sorrowly
sorrows
sorrowy
sorry
sorry, I'm late
sorry for(p)
sorryful
sorryish
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Literary usage of Sorrowing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Pulpit Eloquence of the Nineteenth Century: Being Supplementary to the by Henry Clay Fish, Edwards Amasa Park (1871)
"Notice here, God's relation to sorrowing souls and the starry system. comes not through the regular working, but the positive infraction of God's laws. ..."

2. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... such Ajax show'd Moving around Patroclus ; at whose side Stood Menelaus also, Atreus' son, Still sorrowing, and his sorrow waxed more. ..."

3. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"Along that sable lake passed slow — Fit scene for such a sight of woe — The sorrowing ... sorrowing ..."

4. The Oasis: Or, Golden Leaves of Friendship by N. L. Ferguson (1855)
"... A WOBD TO THE Sorrowing. A WORD TO THE Sorrowing.' LOOK forward! Though dark clouds of grief hang o'er ..."

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