Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Sad; sorrowful; causing grief.
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- verb Present participle of
grieve . - noun An act or instance of grieving.
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- adjective sorrowful through loss or deprivation
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Examples
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I know "normal" is not technically "whatever someone is" - it's more like, whatever's normal for you in grieving is normal for you in grieving.
intertribal: YOUR MOTHER PASSED AWAY. FUNERAL TOMORROW. DEEP SYMPATHY. intertribal 2010
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If nothing, it is an interesting exploration in dealing with the process of grieving from a first person “in the moment” point of view.
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My mother has a way of pushing me through anything and I know that after she dies, her words will echo in my head about how my grieving is silly and I should move forward and always do my best.
If Prayers Were Horses, Grievers Would Ride - Her Bad Mother 2010
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No need for long-term grieving when you know where your hope is.
Do You Know Who I Am? Angela Thomas 2010
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This certainly is not good news to those still in grieving stage but it would be a saba
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To care for a term newborn barely clinging to life while we support and assist the family to begin grieving and to say goodbye scarcely before they got the chance to say hello just breaks my heart.
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I think the word grieving tells us a lot about not only what Casey knew, but what Cindy knew about what Casey knew.
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Numb with shock, grieving from the images of the sending, Tris found that he could feel no fear.
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To care for a term newborn barely clinging to life while we support and assist the family to begin grieving and to say goodbye scarcely before they got the chance to say hello just breaks my heart.
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We are so removed from so many of these things and our grieving is often done alone.
A funeral for a baby 2002
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