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Adjective: lamenting  lu'men-ting
  1. Vocally expressing grief, sorrow or resembling such expression
    "lamenting sinners";
    - wailing, wailful
Verb: lament  lu'ment
  1. Express grief verbally
    "we lamented the death of the child";
    - keen
     
  2. Regret strongly
    "we lamented the loss of benefits";
    - deplore, bewail, bemoan

See also: sorrowful

Type of: complain, express emotion, express feelings, kick [informal], kvetch [N. Amer, informal], moan, plain [archaic], sound off

Encyclopedia: Lament