mourning
part of speech
noun (mourning — uncountable); verb form (present participle of mourn)
meaning for a pupil
1) Great sadness shown after someone dies. tree →
2) The time when people show sadness after a death, often with special customs or black clothes: a period of mourning. tree →
3) (verb form) -ing form of «mourn»: they are mourning their grandad. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and news «in mourning» tells the reader that a family or country is grieving. Some cultures wear black or white clothes for mourning. In everyday kindness, people send cards to those who are mourning. Phrases: in mourning, a day of mourning, wear mourning.
examples
- The whole town was in mourning after the accident. tree →
- They wore black as a sign of mourning. tree →
- The country held a day of mourning. tree →
- She is still mourning her old cat. tree →
- The flags flew at half-mast for mourning. tree →
- It is natural to feel sad when you are mourning someone. tree →
- We were quiet out of respect for the mourning family. tree →
- There was great mourning throughout the land. tree →
note
Uncountable. Homophone trap: «mourning» (sadness after death) sounds the same as «morning» (early part of the day) in most accents. Verb: mourn, mourned. A person who mourns is a «mourner».
In the corpora
- Americans celebrate Thanksgiving every November, and for many Native people it is also a day of mourning for what followed.
- In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon.
- Thou didst turn for me my mourning into dancing; Thou didst loose my sackcloth, and gird me with gladness;
- I am bent and bowed down greatly; I go mourning all the day.
- Why go I mourning under the oppression of the enemy?'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «mourning» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.