All 3 Uses
lament
in
The Heir, by Kiera Cass
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- He'd gone to Fennley to enroll in some accelerated course, and his mother had been lamenting his absence ever since the day he left.†
p. 24.9 *lamenting = expressing grief or regret
- "I wish I could go," Mom lamented.†
p. 62.4lamented = expressed grief or regret
- Everyone lamented but applauded his efforts, even me.†
p. 329.2
Definitions:
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(lament) to express grief or regret
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(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.