Descriptive Emotions

2 words in this vocabulary list

verb to express deep grief or distress over something

  • The citizens bemoan the lack of funding for public education.
  • I always bemoan the long lines at the grocery store.
  • She loves to bemoan about her annoying boss.
  • The artist bemoaned the limitations of his medium.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

  • She could not help but ache for her homeland while living abroad.
  • I ache for a good home-cooked meal after eating out for a week.
  • I ache for some chill time with my friends this weekend.
  • His heart ached for the lost love he could never get back.