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When children have grieving parents it's also common for them to feel an obligation to cheer them up and make them happy.
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Meaning of "grieving" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GRIEVING

grieving  [ˈɡriːvɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRIEVING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Grieving is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GRIEVING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

grieving

Grief

Grief is a multifaceted response to loss, particularly to the loss of someone or something to which a bond was formed. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has physical, cognitive, behavioral, social, spiritual, and philosophical dimensions. While the terms are often used interchangeably, bereavement refers to the state of loss, and grief is the reaction to loss. Grief is a natural response to loss. It is the emotional suffering one feels when something or someone the individual loves is taken away. Grief is also a reaction to any loss. The grief associated with death is familiar to most people, but individuals grieve in connection with a variety of losses throughout their lives, such as unemployment, ill health or the end of a relationship. Loss can be categorized as either physical or abstract, the physical loss being related to something that the individual can touch or measure, such as losing a spouse through death, while other types of loss are abstract, and relate to aspects of a person’s social interactions.

Definition of grieving in the English dictionary

The definition of grieving in the dictionary is suffering or involving grief after someone's death.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GRIEVING


approving
əˈpruːvɪŋ
believing
bɪˈliːvɪŋ
carving
ˈkɑːvɪŋ
deceiving
dɪˈsiːvɪŋ
deserving
dɪˈzɜːvɪŋ
disbelieving
ˌdɪsbɪˈliːvɪŋ
hairweaving
ˈhɛəˌwiːvɪŋ
high-achieving
ˌhaɪəˈtʃiːvɪŋ
improving
ɪmˈpruːvɪŋ
Irving
ˈɜːvɪŋ
leaving
ˈliːvɪŋ
moving
ˈmuːvɪŋ
school-leaving
ˌskuːlˈliːvɪŋ
serving
ˈsɜːvɪŋ
sleeving
ˈsliːvɪŋ
starving
ˈstɑːvɪŋ
thieving
ˈθiːvɪŋ
unbelieving
ˌʌnbɪˈliːvɪŋ
unreeving
ʌnˈriːvɪŋ
weaving
ˈwiːvɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRIEVING

grief
grief player
grief-stricken
griefer
griefful
griefless
Grieg
Grierson
grievance
grievance procedure
grievant
grieve
griever
grievingly
grievous
grievous bodily harm
grievously
grievousness
griff
griffe

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRIEVING

craving
diving
driving
energy saving
engraving
giving
living
loving
paving
problem-solving
proving
raving
reeving
saving
shaving
shelving
striving
surviving
thanksgiving
thriving

Synonyms and antonyms of grieving in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GRIEVING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «grieving» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of grieving
ache · afflict · agonize · crush · distress · hurt · injure · lament · mourn · pain · sadden · sorrow · suffer · upset · wail · weep · wound

Translation of «grieving» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRIEVING

Find out the translation of grieving to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grieving from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grieving» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

悲伤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

duelo
570 millions of speakers

English

grieving
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुःखी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحزن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Скорбящая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

luto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খিদ্যমান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

deuil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersedih hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trauer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

嘆き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

슬픔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Grieving
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đau buồn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தனது துக்கத்தை பகிர்ந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुःखी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kederli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lutto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żałoby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Скорботна
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

doliu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πένθους
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedroefde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sörjande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sørgende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of grieving

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIEVING»

The term «grieving» is quite widely used and occupies the 29.968 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GRIEVING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «grieving» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «grieving» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about grieving

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10 QUOTES WITH «GRIEVING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word grieving.
1
Hank Azaria
Getting over someone is a grieving process. You mourn the loss of the relationship, and that's only expedited by 'Out of sight, out of mind.' But when you walk outside and see them on a billboard or on TV or on the cover of a magazine, it reopens the wound. It's a high-class problem, but it's real.
2
Clare Bowen
When people are grieving, it's kind of like a storm, and you need something to grab onto, but often you have to brave it on your own.
3
Simon Callow
When children have grieving parents it's also common for them to feel an obligation to cheer them up and make them happy.
4
Yaya DaCosta
We had already planned my wedding when my brother passed away in 2012. When you're grieving, you don't necessarily want to think about something like that, but my brother told me that he wanted me to, so we went ahead and did it.
5
Patti Davis
There is a point in the grieving process when you can run away from memories or walk straight toward them.
6
Patti Davis
America had taken my father from me. And over most of the years of his illness, I gradually started feeling this support system from this country who-people grieving along with us.
7
Joan Didion
There's a general impulse to distract the grieving person - as if you could.
8
Elizabeth Edwards
My heart goes out to the grieving parents who lost their two-year-old or their newborn.
9
Peaches Geldof
I didn't start grieving for my mother properly until I was maybe 16.
10
Jennifer Gilmore
It would be a lie to say that people are coming to adoption with joy at all times. Hope, perhaps, but it would be disingenuous to say that every part coming to an adoption isn't seriously grieving.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRIEVING»

Discover the use of grieving in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to grieving and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through ...
A follow-up to On Death and Dying draws on the original work's theories about the five stages of dying to provide empathic counsel to grieving readers, in a spiritual guide that covers such topics as isolation, children, and healing.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, David A. Kessler, 2007
2
Grieving: Our Path Back to Peace
And when you allow your grief to be accompanied by hope in God, grieving can be your path back to peace.James R. White (M.A., Fuller Theological Seminary) is an insightful Bible teacher as well as a veteran counselor and hospital chaplain.
James R. White, 1997
3
Grieving: A Beginner's Guide
"There is no sure route through grieving. Jerusha Hull McCormack provides instead a series of signposts by which we may find our own path to a new life."--BOOK JACKET.
Jerusha Hull McCormack, 2005
4
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grieving and Recovery: 101 ...
Contributors who have gone through the grieving and recovery process share their stories, offering guidance and support in this collection of personal and poignant stories.
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, 2011
5
Grieving the Death of a Pet
Because our relationships with our animal companions are unlike human relationships, the death of a pet is like no other loss that we will experience.
Betty J. Carmack
6
Grieving mindfully: a compassionate and spiritual guide to ...
In this compassionate and practical book, a Buddhist psychotherapist, Sameet Kumar, Ph.D., who specializes in applying meditation techniques to clinical problems, uses a unique combination of Buddhist spiritual practice and proven ...
Sameet M. Kumar, 2005
7
On Grieving the Death of a Father
Smith has combined personal stories from Frederick Buechner, Norman Vincent Peale, Corrie ten Boom, James Dobson, and many other well-known people to help others through their grieving process in dealing with the new reality of a deceased ...
Harold Ivan Smith, 1994
8
Grieving a Suicide: A Loved One's Search for Comfort, ...
Albert Y. Hsu wrestles with emotional and spiritual questions surrounding suicide and ultimately points suicide survivors to the God who offers comfort in our grief and hope for the future.
Albert Y. Hsu, 2002
9
Confessions of a Grieving Christian
The author, a Christian, shares the depths of his grief as he struggles with the tragic death of his daughter, ultimately triumphing and learning to trust God again. 25,000 first printing.
Zig Ziglar, 2004
10
Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul: Stories About Life, ...
This collection of inspirational stories will undoubtedly touch many hearts. Written by authors who have lost loved ones, these stories offer comfort, peace, and understanding to those going through the grieving process.
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRIEVING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grieving is used in the context of the following news items.
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Tamra Barney: RHOC Cameras Shouldn't Have Filmed a Grieving
Their relationship has had its ups and downs, but Tamra Barney Judge will always be in Vicki Gunvalson's corner. In the wake of Gunvalson's ... «Us Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Euless man uses daughter's murder to help grieving parents
"I would come home crying every day," he said. "I didn't know where to go." That was the Tarrant County man's life after his daughter Kelsey ... «WFAA, Jul 15»
3
Grieving Sister-In-Law Speaks Out After Expectant Father Gunned …
CUTLER BAY (CBSMiami) – A grieving sister-in-law is speaking out after an expectant father is gunned down at a Cutler Bay apartment ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
4
Grieving mother ordered to pay the bedroom tax after her son dies …
A grieving mother has been ordered to pay the 'bedroom tax' after her son died and left his room empty, according to local media. WalesOnline ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
Stranger returns long-lost artwork to grieving son
The out-of-the-blue note came four days after Pete Earley had buried his father. A woman named Mary Beth Bower was writing to ask him about ... «The News-Press, Jul 15»
6
Shelby County town grieving over body believed to be missing teen
COLUMBIANA, Ala. (WIAT) — Bows made of green or green and yellow ribbons adorn mailboxes, signs, and doors from the outskirts of ... «WIAT 42, Jul 15»
7
Grieving mother begs government to test all pregnant women for …
Grieving mother begs government to test all pregnant women for Group B Strep: 'It's not good enough'. Grieving mother begs government to ... «Closer, Jul 15»
8
Grieving Simon Cowell pulls auditions for X Factor
X Factor auditions due to take place tomorrow have been postponed due to "unforeseen circumstances". Simon Cowell. 13 July 2015 03:00 AM ... «Herald, Jul 15»
9
Grieving Joe Biden Focuses on the Job He Has Now, Not the Next …
WASHINGTON — Hosting a rockfish and crab lunch for a visiting Vietnamese leader, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. seemed subdued as ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
10
Congregation 'grieving' after worship leader is accused of voyeurism
“Everyone is just grieving, very sorrowful.” Shock and grief, due to the accusations against a man who was once looked to for guidance. «wlfi.com, Jul 15»

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