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bereave |
to deprive and make mournful (usu. fol. by "of"). [1/2 definitions] |
dirge |
any mournful music, poetry, or sounds resembling a lament for the dead. [1/2 definitions] |
elegiac |
sorrowful or mournful. [1/2 definitions] |
elegy |
a sorrowful or mournful poem or musical composition, esp. a lament for the dead. |
funereal |
gloomy; solemn; mournful. [1/2 definitions] |
groan |
to utter a low-pitched, prolonged, mournful sound expressing pain, grief, disapproval, or the like. [1/6 definitions] |
howl |
to utter or make a long, loud, mournful sound like that of a wolf or dog. [2/8 definitions] |
howling |
desolate; mournful. [1/3 definitions] |
keen2 |
a loud, mournful wailing for the dead. [1/2 definitions] |
lugubrious |
sad or mournful, esp. in an exaggerated way; gloomy. |
moan |
a long, low, mournful outcry expressing pain, grief, or sorrow. [1/7 definitions] |
plangent |
having a sad or mournful sound; plaintive. [1/2 definitions] |
sorrowful |
characterized by or expressing sorrow; mournful. [1/3 definitions] |
tragic |
extremely sad; mournful. [1/3 definitions] |
wailful |
resembling a wail; plaintive; mournful. [1/2 definitions] |
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