grieving

Variant of grieve

transitive verb grieved, grieving

  1. to cause to feel grief; afflict with deep, acute sorrow or distress
  2. to challenge (some action, decision, etc. of management) by filing and pursuing a grievance
  3. Archaic to harm; injure

Origin: ME greven < OFr grever < L gravare, to burden, grieve < gravis, heavy, grievous: see grave

intransitive verb

  1. to feel deep, acute sorrow or distress; mourn
  2. to grieve some action, decision, etc. of management
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