grieving

Questions about grieving

What does grieving mean?

grieving means "sorrowful through loss or deprivation".

How many syllables are in grieving?

grieving has 2 syllables: grie-ving. The stress falls on "grie". In IPA it is /ˈɡɹivɪŋ/.

What is another word for grieving?

Close synonyms include bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, mourning, sorrowing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is grieving a common word?

grieving is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.