grieving

Adjective

Synonyms: bereaved bereft grief-stricken mourning(a)sorrowing(a)

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

sorrowful through loss or deprivation“bereft of hope”Synonyms: bereaved bereft grief-stricken mourning(a)sorrowing(a)

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Grieve \Grieve\ (gr[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grieved; p. pr. & vb. n. Grieving.] [OE. greven, OF. grever, fr. L. gravare to burden, oppress, fr. gravis heavy. See Grief.]

1.To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt; to try. [1913 Webster]

Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.— Eph. iv. 30.[1913 Webster]

The maidens grieved themselves at my concern.— Cowper,[1913 Webster]

2.To sorrow over; as, to grieve one's fate. [R.] [1913 Webster]

Grieving \Griev"ing\, a. Sad; sorrowful; causing grief. -- n. The act of causing grief; the state of being grieved. -- Griev"ing*ly, adv. --Shak. [1913 Webster]