Associations to the word «Lamenting»

Wiktionary

LAMENTING, verb. Present participle of lament
LAMENTING, noun. Lamentation

Dictionary definition

LAMENTING, adjective. Vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare.

Wise words

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