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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Sorrow \Sor"row\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sorrowed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Sorrowing.] [OE. sorowen, sorwen, sorhen, AS. sorgian;
     akin to Goth. sa['u]rgan. See Sorrow, n.]
     To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced,
     feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see his
           face no more.                            --Acts xx. 38.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           I desire no man to sorrow for me.        --Sir J.
                                                    Hayward.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Sorrow \Sor"row\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sorrowed; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Sorrowing.] [OE. sorowen, sorwen, sorhen, AS. sorgian;
     akin to Goth. sa['u]rgan. See Sorrow, n.]
     To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced,
     feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry.
  
           Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see his
           face no more.                            --Acts xx. 38.
  
           I desire no man to sorrow for me.        --Sir J.
                                                    Hayward.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  sorrowing
       adj : sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
             [syn: bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving,
              mourning(a), sorrowing(a)]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  sorrowing
     n.
     The act of feeling sorrow.
     vb.
     (present participle of en sorrow nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  sorrowing
     n.
     The act of feeling sorrow.
     vb.
     (present participle of en sorrow nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  sorrowing
     n.
     The act of feeling sorrow.
     vb.
     (present participle of en sorrow nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  sorrowing
     n.
     The act of feeling sorrow.
     vb.
     (present participle of en sorrow nocat=1)

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  sorrowing /sˈɒɹəʊɪŋ/
  trauernd, betrauernd, beklagend
        "They are sorrowing over the loss of their mother."  - Sie trauern um ihre Mutter., Sie betrauern ihre Mutter, Sie betrauern den Tod/Verlust ihrer Mutter., Sie beklagen den Tod/Verlust ihrer Mutter.
     Synonyms: grieving, mourning
  
   see: grieve, mourn, sorrow for/over sb./sth., mourn sb./sth., grieved, mourned, sorrowed
  

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