mourned; mourning; mourns
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow
When he dies, people throughout the world will mourn.
2
: to show the customary signs of grief for a death
3
: to murmur mournfully
—used especially of doves
1
: to feel or express grief or sorrow for
mourned the death of his son
2
: to utter mournfully
let the whirlwind mourn its requiem—
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mourner
noun
Examples of mourn in a Sentence
She is still mourning her husband, who died last year.
Thousands of people mourned his death.
She was mourned by everyone who knew her.
She mourned the loss of her youth.
He still mourns the fact that he never went to college.
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Mahaffey's husband, actor and director Joseph Kell, mourned her death in a statement to EW.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 May 2025
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Stevenson was back on the field, albeit in a limited capacity, after missing the early portion of spring practices mourning his father.
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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 31 May 2025
But while friends and family of the teen mourned her premature death, anti-trans commentators on X turned Fosgate’s last posts into an whirlwind of transphobia — misgendering her, mocking her, and celebrating her family’s loss.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 31 May 2025
Stevenson was back on the field, albeit in a limited capacity, after missing the early portion of spring practices mourning his father.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
While mourning his death, Adam’s brother, Stanley, and Stanley’s wife, Theresa, who were both suffering from headaches, also took Tylenol and died later that day.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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“Mourn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mourn. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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mourn
verb
ˈmō(ə)rn 
ˈmȯ(ə)rn
1
: to feel or show grief or sorrow especially over someone's death
2
: to display the customary signs of grief for a death especially by wearing mourning
mourner
noun
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