Long and Mourn

Long

Long verb - Desire strongly or persistently.

Mourn and long are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mourn" instead a verb "Long".

Nearby Word: longed

Mourn

Mourn verb - To feel deep sadness or mental pain.
Usage example: we mourned for weeks after our beloved pet's death

Long and mourn are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Long" instead a verb "Mourn".

Nearby Words: mournful, mournfully, mourning, mourner

Both words in one sentence

  • Eye Scream / Western Animation We all mourn the show's untimely cancellation, but with stuff like that going on, it's a wonder it lasted on Nickelodeon as long as it did.
  • One of the Kabuto-gumi's gurentaisnote Japanese for foot soldier reminds him that he can't mourn his brother's death for long since he needs to take over.
  • Fanfic / Advice and Trust Asuka mentions that her own father did not mourn her mother very long; Shinji guesses that her father also abandoned her after her mother was gone and he never explained or apologized for it.
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