Words For Mourning And Grief

verb to write or recite an elegy, a mournful poem or song expressing sorrow or lamentation for the dead

• The poet elegized the fallen soldiers in his latest work.
• She elegized her favorite childhood memories in her diary.
• I'm not in the mood to elegize about my ex-boyfriend right now.
• The artist elegized the fading beauty of nature in her painting.

noun a loud lament or mourning sound

verb to lament or mourn loudly

• The Latin verb 'plango' means 'I mourn' or 'I wail.'
• I learned that 'plango' is a Latin word that means 'I lament.'
• Some people use 'plango' to mean 'I cry' in a poetic way.
• The sound of the wind made me think of the word 'plango' as if nature itself was mourning.