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[syn: lamenting, wailing, wailful]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lament \La*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lamented; p. pr. & vb.
n. Lamenting.]
To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail.
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One laughed at follies, one lamented crimes. --Dryden.
Syn: To deplore; mourn; bewail. See Deplore.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lamenting \La*ment"ing\, n.
Lamentation.
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Lamentings heard i' the air. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lamenting
adj 1: vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such
expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the
wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires
with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare [syn: lamenting,
wailing, wailful]