All 4 Uses
lament
in
Rhinoceros, by Ionesco
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- [JEAN and BERENGER also rush over to the HOUSEWIFE who continues to lament, her dead cat in her arms.†
p. 27.2lament = express grief or regret
- HOUSEWIFE: [lamenting, and cradling the dead cat in her arms] My poor little pussy, my poor little cat.†
p. 27.8lamenting = expressing grief or regret
- HOUSEWIFE: [lamenting] My little cat, my poor little cat.†
p. 27.9 *
- [The HOUSEWIFE continues to lament throughout this discussion.†
p. 31.3lament = express 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) 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.