"grieving" meaning in English

See grieving in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɹiːvɪŋ/
Rhymes: -iːvɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} grieving
  1. Feeling or showing sorrow or distress due to loss, especially the death of someone.
    Sense id: en-grieving-en-adj-ElxWkPmO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 25 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 17 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 10 15

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹiːvɪŋ/ Forms: grievings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːvɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} grieving (plural grievings)
  1. An act or instance of feeling or expressing grief.
    Sense id: en-grieving-en-noun--q5RF9BP

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɹiːvɪŋ/
Rhymes: -iːvɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} grieving
  1. present participle and gerund of grieve Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: grieve Related terms: grief, grievance, grieve
    Sense id: en-grieving-en-verb-4jHuKtrp

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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