Both Uses
lament
in
Night, by Elie Wiesel
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- I was no longer able to lament.†
p. 68.4 *lament = express grief or regret
- The lament spread from wagon to wagon.†
p. 103.5
Definitions:
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(1)
(lament) to express grief or regret
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Although lament typically refers to a feeling or simple vocal expression, it can refer to a vocal expression as complex as a sad song or poem. It can even refer to sad, but non-vocal music -- as when Tennessee Williams references background music in A Streetcar Named Desire.