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A dog doesn't care if you're tired or it's raining. It wants to go out - and if it doesn't go out, it's going to be mournfully following you around the house for the whole evening.
Mark Barrowcliffe

Meaning of "mournfully" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MOURNFULLY

mournfully  [ˈmɔːnfəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MOURNFULLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mournfully is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES MOURNFULLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of mournfully in the English dictionary

The definition of mournfully in the dictionary is in such a way as to evoke grief; sorrowfully. Other definition of mournfully is gloomily; sadly.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MOURNFULLY


anencephaly
ˌænenˈsefəlɪ
awfully
ˈɔːfəlɪ
banefully
ˈbeɪnfəlɪ
deceitfully
dɪˈsiːtfəlɪ
fruitfully
ˈfruːtfəlɪ
lustfully
ˈlʌstfəlɪ
macrocephaly
ˌmækrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
manfully
ˈmænfəlɪ
masterfully
ˈmɑːstəfəlɪ
microcephaly
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
Offaly
ˈɒfəlɪ
plagiocephaly
ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈsɛfəlɪ
purposefully
ˈpɜːpəsfəlɪ
scornfully
ˈskɔːnfəlɪ
sinfully
ˈsɪnfəlɪ
sorrowfully
ˈsɒrəʊfəlɪ
soulfully
ˈsəʊlfəlɪ
tunefully
ˈtjuːnfəlɪ
unmanfully
ʌnˈmænfəlɪ
unmercifully
ʌnˈmɜːsɪfəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MOURNFULLY

mounting
mounting-block
Mounty
moup
mourn
Mourne Mountains
mourner
mournful
mournfulness
mourning
mourning band
mourning cloak
mourning clothes
mourning dove
mourningly
mournival
mousaka
mouse

WORDS THAT END LIKE MOURNFULLY

beautifully
bully
carefully
delightfully
faithfully
forcefully
fully
gracefully
gratefully
hopefully
lawfully
painfully
peacefully
powerfully
respectfully
successfully
tastefully
thankfully
thoughtfully
truthfully
wonderfully

Synonyms and antonyms of mournfully in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mournfully» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MOURNFULLY

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

Translator English - Chinese

悲哀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lúgubremente
570 millions of speakers

English

mournfully
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अफसोस जताते हुए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بشكل حزين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скорбно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tristemente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শোকার্তভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tristement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sedih
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

traurig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悲しげに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mournfully
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mournfully
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

buồn bã
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

துக்கித்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दु: ख व्यक्त केले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kederle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tristemente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żałośnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скорботно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

trist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πένθιμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weemoedig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mournfully
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mournfully
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mournfully

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MOURNFULLY»

The term «mournfully» is regularly used and occupies the 64.279 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MOURNFULLY» OVER TIME

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

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QUOTES WITH «MOURNFULLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word mournfully.
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Mark Barrowcliffe
A dog doesn't care if you're tired or it's raining. It wants to go out - and if it doesn't go out, it's going to be mournfully following you around the house for the whole evening.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOURNFULLY»

Discover the use of mournfully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mournfully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ballads, romances, and songs
Mournfully, sing mournfully, She knew one tall and fatal spear— 'Twas young Sir Redmond of the Glen, Forth rushing in his wild career, And there the foe's red banner near, Where knight and kern lay strewn and killed, Mournfully, sing ...
Robert Dwyer Joyce, 1861
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Complete Poetical Works
Sing, mournfully, oh! mournfully, The Solitude of Binnorie ! Fresh blows the wind, a western wind, And from the shores of Erin, Across the wave, a Rover brave To Binnorie is steering : Right onward to the Scottish strand The gallant ship is ...
William Wordsworth, 1852
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The Complete Poetical Works of William Wordsworth
Sing, mournfully, oh ! mournfully, The solitude of Biunorie. Beside a grotto of their own, With boughs above them closing, The Seven are laid, and in the shade They lie like fawns reposing. But now, upstarting with affright At noise of man and  ...
William Wordsworth, 1869
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The British poets of the 19th century: supplementary vol. to ...
Sing, mournfully, oh ! mournfully, The Solitude of Binnorie ! Fresh blows the wind, a western wind, And from the shores of Erin, Across the wave, a Rover brave To Binnorie is steering : Right onward to the Scottish strand The gallant ship is ...
‎1828
5
Popular Ballads and Songs, from Tradition Manuscripts, and ...
Sing , mournfully , oh ! mournfully , The solitnde of Diunorie. Fresh hlows the wind , as western wind • And from the shores of Erin , Aeross the wave a rover hrave To Biunorie is steering : Right ouward to the Seottish strand The gallaut ship is ...
‎1825
6
The British Poets of the Nineteenth Century: Including the ...
Sing, mournfully. oh! mournfully, The Solitude of Binnorie! Fresh blows the wind, a western wind, ' And from the shores of Erin, Across the wave, a Rover brave To Binnorie is steering: Right onward to the Scottish strand The gallant ship is ...
‎1834
7
The British poets of the nineteenth century, including the ...
Sing, mournfully, oh ! mournfully, The Solitude of Binnorie! Fresh blows the wind, a western wind, And from the shores of Erin, Across the wave, a Rover brave To Binnorie is steering : Right onward to the Scottish strand The gallant ship is ...
British poets, 1828
8
Poems
Mournf'ully, mournfully glooms the sky, Mournfully, mournfully; Mournfully troop the black clouds by, Mournfully, mournfully. Listen, O, list to the weeper's wail, “ When shall the Angel of Life prevail P Earth thou art naught but a charnel hole, ...
Edward Capern, 1856
9
The Land of Song: For Upper Grammar Grades
Sing mournfully, oh! mournfully, The solitude of Binnorie! Fresh blowsthe wind, a western wind, And from theshores ofErin, Across thewave, a rover brave To Binnorie is steering: Right onward totheScottish strandThe gallant ship isborne; The ...
Katherine H. Shute
10
The Poems of William Wordsworth
Sing, mournfully, oh ! mournfully, The solitude of Binnorie. Beside a grotto of their own, With boughs above them closing, The Seven are laid, and in the shade They lie tike fawns reposing. But now, upstarting with affright At noise of man and  ...
William Wordsworth, 1847

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MOURNFULLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mournfully is used in the context of the following news items.
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Godzilla is the game of the year for masochists
After destroying some rival beast and then the reactors, the radio operator mournfully states, “The entire area has been destroyed by Godzilla. «A.V. Club DC, Jul 15»
2
PREMIERE: Halifax's Special Costello deliver two different flavours …
... Jeremy Costello, the sole constant behind the shifting Special Costello moniker, croons slowly and mournfully over lush synths and a droning ... «ChartAttack, Jul 15»
3
Would-be leader Jeremy Corbyn insists he can be friends with …
Outside, a volunteer stood rather mournfully clutching handfuls of “Corbyn for leader” leaflets. But he'd only managed to hand out five all night, ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
4
How To Stream Obama On Jon Stewart's 'The Daily Show,' Because …
And if you're mournfully preparing for Stewart's impending departure, you can also take advantage of Comedy Central's “Month of Zen,” which ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
5
'Hannibal' Recap 3×7: Face-Off
Plus, the real litmus test was when Will glanced mournfully over at an empty dog bed and realized that he missed Winston and company more ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
6
BACK THEN: Barn collapses on Cosmos family 50 years ago
As members of the Cosmos Fire Department arrived at 10:15 p.m. Monday, injured cattle bellowed mournfully from about the farm yard. «Crow River Media, Jul 15»
7
Hasn't China suffered enough, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen?
... smashed, fist fights, graphic self-harming, arson, a neighbouring girl being whipped by her father, and all while a violin mournfully played. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
New Music Monday: Chemical Bros, Ashley Monroe, Kasey …
Here's what NPR has to babble 'bout The Blade: “[It's] a canny and consistent star turn that's equally at home in mournfully evocative ballads ... «Overmental, Jul 15»
9
Speed Week: Corvette Z06 vs Ferrari 458 Speciale vs Nismo GT-R
Not so much tread as the rubbery ghosts of sipes clinging mournfully to existence. I know this sort of tyre: sticky and comforting when warm and ... «Top Gear, Jul 15»
10
Amazon healers are dying off — and they're taking potential cures …
"Every time a shaman dies, it is as though a book is burned," says Jose Roque mournfully as he hacks through a vine with a machete. «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Mournfully [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mournfully>. Apr 2024 ».
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