What does lamenting mean?

lamenting means "vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression".

How many syllables are in lamenting?

lamenting has 3 syllables: la-men-ting. The stress falls on "men". In IPA it is /ləˈmɛntɪŋ/.

What is another word for lamenting?

Close synonyms include wailing, wailful. 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 lamenting a common word?

lamenting is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with lamenting?

1 word rhymes with lamenting. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Lamenting — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression
“lamenting sinners”
“wailing mourners”
“the wailing wind”
“wailful bagpipes”
“tangle her desires with wailful sonnets”
Synonymswailing wailful
Similarsorrowful

Questions about lamenting

What does lamenting mean?: lamenting means "vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression".
How many syllables are in lamenting?: lamenting has 3 syllables: la-men-ting. The stress falls on "men". In IPA it is /ləˈmɛntɪŋ/.

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