We might have been!—these are but common words, And yet they make the sum of life's bewailing; They are the echo of those finer chords, Whose music life deplores when unavailing, We might have been!
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Bewailing
Synonyms for "bewailing" (28 found)
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11 entriesceremonial expressioncollective behavioremotional expressionexpression of griefexpression of sorrowexpressive discoursegenre termgrief expressionliterary devicemoral critiqueritual practice
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20 entriesShowing 16 of 20 words.
Collocations
16 entriesbewailing chorusbewailing criesbewailing crowdbewailing ritualbewailing tonebitter bewailingfuneral lamentgrievous bewailingintense lamentationloud lamentationongoing bewailingpublic bewailingpublic mourningritual lamentationverbal lamentvocal bewailing
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4 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
No suggestions, no words, no bewailings could improve it. Still it was very human to make suggestions, and utter words, and make piteous bewailings over and over again.
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