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:
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Mar 15, 2026 The Independent
Mar 15, 2026 The Independent