LAMENTING Definition & Meaning

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lamenting

[luh-men-ting]

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adjective

speaking of something with sorrow, regret, or disappointment; evoking feelings of this kind.
After the controlled mayhem of their first number, the band went into a laid-back groove with a lamenting melody on the sax.
As sure as the season changes, we are once again hearing the lamenting call of British Columbia's most vocal crusader against salmon farming.
mourning or grieving over something, especially death or profound loss or suffering.
In some countries, people follow the custom of leading a procession with the decorated body of the dead, for the benefit of the lamenting relatives.

noun

the act of grieving or of expressing regret or disappointment.
Complain and point the finger all you want, but this is not a problem that lamenting will solve.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

lamentingly adverb

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of lamenting¹

First recorded in 1510–20; lament ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; lament ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun sense

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Tourists wandered through openings in the gates, some lamenting the lengthy detours the barriers required — especially given the humidity and heat that pressed down on the city.

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Now he just seems like another Republican whiner lamenting that nobody understands him anymore.

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One of the most popular memes this election, "look left look right", stems from a song by an opposition candidate lamenting his dismal job prospects.

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“It’s a huge hit,” said Lee Coffee, who lives and works in downtown L.A., mostly lamenting the loss of shade.

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“I yearn to be banned again,” said Waters, lamenting that his books are by the front door of bookstores rather than “by the true crime near the bathroom or the gay section in the back.”

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lamented Lamerie

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