verb
- expressing deep sorrow or regret about something; lamenting
Usage: present participle of bewail
noun
- the act of expressing deep sorrow or regret; lamentation
Usage: gerund form
Examples
- She spent hours bewailing her lost opportunities.
- The villagers were bewailing the destruction of their homes.
- His bewailing of past mistakes grew tiresome to his friends.
- The poem captures the mother’s bewailing of her son’s departure.
- Stop bewailing what cannot be changed and focus on the future.
- The bewailing of the refugees could be heard throughout the camp.
- He was bewailing his poor performance on the exam.