lamenting
/ləˈmɛn.tɪŋ/
adjective
- Expressing grief, sorrow, or regret.
- The lamenting widow sat quietly by the grave.
- The lamenting cries of the lost child could be heard through the park.
- His lamenting tone made everyone in the room feel sad.
Antonyms
noun
- The act of expressing grief or sorrow; lamentation.
- The lamenting of the crowd grew louder as the news spread.
- Her constant lamenting about the past annoyed her friends.
- The poem is a lamenting for a lost love.