mourning
Definitions
Noun
- State of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
- The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief
Verb
- Feel sadness
- Observe the customs of mourning after the death of a loved one
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "mourning".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | morning | 2 | 211 |
| 2 | measuring | 3 | 30 |
| 3 | melting | 2 | 22 |
| 4 | marching | 2 | 15 |
| 5 | molding | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | amusing | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | marking | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | mounting | 2 | 11 |
| 9 | employing | 3 | 10 |
| 10 | mixing | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | muttering | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | implying | 3 | 7 |
| 13 | imposing | 3 | 7 |
| 14 | murmuring | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | marrying | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | mending | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | murdering | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | metering | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | ambling | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | amending | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | amounting | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | empowering | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | emptying | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | impaling | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | masking | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | mincing | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | motoring | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | moulding | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | muffling | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | mulching | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | munching | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | musing | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | smothering | 3 | 1 |
| 34 | smuggling | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | ambushing | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | embalming | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | impairing | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | impeaching | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | impeding | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | majoring | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | malting | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | mannering | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | marauding | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | marling | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | marting | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | maulding | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | mechling | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | melching | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | melding | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | mellowing | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | mensing | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | milking | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | minding | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | minoring | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | minting | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | mirroring | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | mitering | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | moellering | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | moening | 3 | 0 |
| 60 | mollering | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | molting | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | morphing | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | mothering | 3 | 0 |
| 64 | muddying | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | muting | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | smarting | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | smattering | 3 | 0 |
| 68 | smelting | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "mourning".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | morning | 2 | 211 |
| 2 | turning | 2 | 75 |
| 3 | burning | 2 | 49 |
| 4 | mounting | 2 | 11 |
| 5 | mornings | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | pouring | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | touring | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | morning's | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | amounting | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | mooring | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | corning | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | moring | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | souring | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | murnian | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | mohring | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | moening | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | moaning | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | horning | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | durning | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | sojourning | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "mourning" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "mourning" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "mourning" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "mourning".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 68
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
📰 This Word in the News:
Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking is a heartwrenching memoir on grief, mourning, and loss
May 20, 2026 EnterpriseAM
May 20, 2026 EnterpriseAM
Mourning IDF veteran slain by police, alienated Bedouin say community souring on state
May 19, 2026 The Times of Israel
May 19, 2026 The Times of Israel
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May 18, 2026 West Side Rag

