All 3 Uses of
lament
in
Tuesdays with Morrie
- In a strange way, I envied the quality of Morrie's time even as I lamented its diminishing supply.
Chpt 7 *lamented = mourned (express grief)
- Did he lament lost friends?†
Chpt 10lament = express grief or regret
- The quote was from Ted Turner, the billionaire media mogul, founder of CNN, who had been lamenting his inability to snatch up the CBS network in a corporate megadeal.†
Chpt 18lamenting = expressing grief or regret
Definitions:
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(1)
(lament) to express grief or regret
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) 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.