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   mourning

   /ˈmɔːnɪŋ/

   noun

   • 1. the expression of sorrow for someone's death: "she's still in mourning after the death of her husband" Similar griefgrievingsorrowinglamentationlamentkeeningwailingweepingsorrowsadnessmiserymelancholyheartacheanguishdespairdespondencydesolationwoefulnessshivaarchaic:dole
   • ▪ black clothes worn as an expression of sorrow when someone dies: "if he dies, she'll put on mourning but she won't cry" Similar black clothesblackarchaic:widow's weedsweedssackcloth and ashessables

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • M

     3

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • R

     1

   • N

     1

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • G

     2

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