mourning

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɔrnɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(môr′ning, mōr′-)

Collocations for "mourning"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "mourning" in context.

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mourning

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the mourning of a [loved, lost] one
  2. the stages of mourning
  3. is one of the stages of mourning
  4. the mourning of a [parent, grandparent, relative, son, daughter, child]
  5. [clothes, a dress] for mourning
  6. dressed in black for mourning
  7. wore a veil [for, during] mourning
  8. observed [a period, seven days] of mourning
  9. [three] days of mourning have been declared
  10. the whole [town, country, population] is in mourning (over)
  11. [bowed, hung] their heads in mourning
additional examples
  1. the mourning of a [loved, lost] one
  2. the stages of mourning
  3. is one of the stages of mourning
  4. the mourning of a [parent, grandparent, relative, son, daughter, child]
  5. [clothes, a dress] for mourning
  6. dressed in black for mourning
  7. wore a veil [for, during] mourning
  8. observed [a period, seven days] of mourning
  9. [three] days of mourning have been declared
  10. the whole [town, country, population] is in mourning (over)
  11. [bowed, hung] their heads in mourning
  12. a mourning [widow, widower, parent, family, son]
  13. a mourning [vigil, ceremony, period]
  14. mourning [dress, clothes]
  15. a mourning [dove, warbler]
  16. a [wife, husband, family, widow, widower] in mourning
  17. the whole [town, country, population] is in mourning (over)
  18. [bowed, hung] their heads in mourning
  19. are in mourning over the [death, loss] (of)
  20. is still in mourning (over)
adj
  1. a mourning [widow, widower, parent, family, son]
  2. a mourning [vigil, ceremony, period]
  3. mourning [dress, clothes]
  4. a mourning [dove, warbler]
'mourning' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bargaining - cloak - day - toll - widow

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