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Definition of lamenting

"lamenting" in the verb sense

1. lament, keen

express grief verbally

"we lamented the death of the child"

2. deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan

regret strongly

"I deplore this hostile action"

"we lamented the loss of benefits"

"lamenting" in the adjective sense

1. lamenting, wailing, wailful

vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression

"lamenting sinners"

"wailing mourners"

"the wailing wind"

"wailful bagpipes"

"tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for lamenting

Triumphs for nothing and lamenting toys,
Is jollity for apes and grief for boys. [ William Shakespeare, Cymbeline ]

Remember that in all miseries lamenting becomes fools, and action, wise folk. [ Sir P. Sidney ]

The business of life summons us away from useless grief, and calls us to the exercise of those virtues of which we are lamenting our deprivation. [ Dr. Johnson ]

There is a Russian proverb which says that misfortune is next door to stupidity; and it will generally be found that men who are constantly lamenting their ill luck are only reaping the consequences of their own neglect, mismanagement, improvidence, or want of application. [ Samuel Smiles ]

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lamenting in Scrabble®

The word lamenting is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters lamenting:

LAMENTING
(117)
LAMENTING
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

ailment, aliment, antigen, elating, gelatin, geminal, genital, gentian, gmelina, leaning, lineman, malting, meaning, melanin, melting, mintage, netmail, tagline, teaming

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In lamenting

LAMENTING
(117)
LAMENTING
(117)
GEMINAL
(90 = 40 + 50)
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lamenting in Words With Friends™

The word lamenting is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters lamenting:

LAMENTING
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

ailment, aliment, antigen, elating, gelatin, geminal, genital, gentian, gmelina, leaning, lineman, malting, meaning, melanin, melting, mintage, netmail, tagline, teaming

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word lamenting

LAMENTING
(189)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In lamenting

LAMENTING
(189)
GEMINAL
(119 = 84 + 35)
LAMENTING
(114)
LAMENTING
(114)
MALTING
(113 = 78 + 35)
GMELINA
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Words containing the sequence lamenting

Words that start with lamenting (3 words)

lamentinglamentinglylamentings

Words with lamenting in them (1 word)

lamenting

Words that end with lamenting (2 words)

lamentingunlamenting
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Word Growth involving lamenting

Shorter words in lamenting

am amen ament lament

en men amen ament lament

me men amen ament lament

am lam lame lament

la lam lame lament

me lame lament

in tin ting

Longer words containing lamenting

lamentingly

lamentings

unlamenting