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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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