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“mourning”
morning, mourning, mourning
morning (MOR ning) (noun)
The time of day between the rising of the sun and noon: Laurel had the most energy in the morning after she has had a good sleep and breakfast.
Trudy and Alisa discussed the situation that morning and they will get together the next morning to see if they can solve the problem.
mourning (MOR ning) (noun)
1. Visible signs or apparel worn to recognize and acknowledge feelings of death or loss of life: Shanna decided to wear dark mourning to the funeral.
2. Great sadness that is felt because someone has died: There was a period of deep mourning in memory of the death of the scientist.
2. Great sadness that is felt because someone has died: There was a period of deep mourning in memory of the death of the scientist.
mourning (MOR ning) (verb)
Used as a present participle, to show sorrow for someone who has died: Susana is still mourning for her dead husband.
Little did Mike and Dorothea know that they would be mourning in the morning until they discovered that their dog had died during the night.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group M; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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“mourning”
(Latin: to feel pain, to grieve; sorrow, grief, mourning)
(Latin: pertaining to mourning, mournful, painful; lament, bewail)