Grieving
'ɡriːvɪŋ
Definitions
2 meaningsTo experience intense sorrow, usually due to a loss.
'ɡriːv
To feel or express deep sorrow, especially for the loss of someone or something.
She is grieving the loss of her pet.
💡 Simply: It's like when you're really sad and missing someone or something a lot, like when your favorite toy breaks. You're grieving because you miss it.
👶 For kids: Being very, very sad because someone or something you love has gone away.
More Examples
He grieved for his friend who had passed away.
The family is grieving the unexpected death of their father.
The community gathered to grieve the victims of the tragedy.
How It's Used
"The therapist helped the patient work through the grieving process."
"The protagonist was grieving the death of his wife."
Feeling or expressing grief.
'ɡriːvɪŋ
Experiencing or showing deep sorrow.
The grieving family requested privacy.
💡 Simply: When you see someone who's really sad because they lost something, like their grandma, you can describe them as grieving.
👶 For kids: Feeling very, very sad.
More Examples
She found solace in helping other grieving people.
He sent a card to the grieving mother.
The community offered support to the grieving residents.
How It's Used
"The grieving family requested privacy."
"She offered comfort to the grieving widow."
Idioms & expressions
grief-stricken
Overwhelmed by grief.
"The grief-stricken mother wept openly at the funeral."
in mourning
Expressing sorrow or grief, often by wearing certain clothes or observing certain customs, after the death of someone.
"The family was in mourning for a year after their father's death."
From Middle English greven, derived from Old French grever ('to burden, afflict'), from Latin gravare ('to weigh down, oppress'), related to gravis ('heavy').
The word 'grieve' has been used in English since the 13th century, originally referring to causing sorrow or pain, and later evolving to denote the feeling of sorrow itself.