Definitions for grieving
griev·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(a), sorrowing(a)adjective

   sorrowful through loss or deprivation

   "bereft of hope"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grievingnoun

   An act or instance of grieving.

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1. grieving

   Grieving is the emotional, psychological, and physical response to the loss of someone or something significant. This process involves feelings such as sadness, anger, guilt, and despair, and it often includes reflecting upon or longing for the individual or object that has been lost. Grieving is a normal and natural aspect of life that varies significantly among different individuals and cultures. It includes various stages such as shock, denial, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Grieving

   of Grieve

2. Grievingadjective

   sad; sorrowful; causing grief

3. Grievingnoun

   the act of causing grief; the state of being grieved

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Anagrams for grieving »

1. regiving

How to pronounce grieving?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say grieving in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grieving in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grieving in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of grieving in a Sentence

1. Barack Obama:

   We are recognizing that progress needs to keep coming faster, nobody knows it more than the countless Syrians and people living under the terror, and the people in San Bernardino and Paris and elsewhere who are grieving the loss of their loved ones.

2. Clark County:

   I can say that our agency is grieving, as is the Kevin Peterson Jr. family, and our community.

3. Bretlyn Schmidtmann:

   When I first realized our house was gone, I was with my chief and he was like, ‘ We got ta go now to move on to other houses ’ and I was like kind of quickly grieving and then time to move on.

4. Patrick Cullinan:

   It’s giving a face to a faceless process, the patient is being told indirectly that we care about you, we care about your loved one and we want to help you with the grieving process.

5. Mayor Tom Barrett:

   This is a tragic day for our city, this is a tragic day for our state. Five families, six families actually are grieving and will be grieving because of this horrific act of this individual, this is a time for us to think about those families. Because there are five individuals who went to work today, just like everybody goes to work. And they thought they were going to go to work, finish their day and return to their families. They didn't and tragically they never will.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grieving
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grieving
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grieving
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=grieving