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The grieving child hugged her old teddy bear.
What does Grieving mean?
Grieving means feeling very sad after a loss.
Dictionary definition
Feeling or showing deep sadness after a loss or painful event.
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Grieving in a sentence
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A grieving person may need kindness, patience, and support.
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Grieving can look different for each person because people process loss in different ways.
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What does grieving mean?
Grieving means grieving means feeling very sad after a loss.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses grieving correctly?
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Which word is closest in meaning to grieving?
mourning is the closest match for this meaning of grieving.
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WordGrieving.
Partverb, adjective.
MeaningGrieving means feeling very sad after a loss.
ExampleExample: The grieving child hugged her old teddy bear.
Word breakdown
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- Syllables
- greev · ing
- Strongest beat
- greev
- Ending
- ing
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on greev.
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Hint for students
Grieving means feeling very sad after a loss.
Common mix-up
Grieving is not the same as cheerful. Grieving means grieving means feeling very sad after a loss.
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Read this model sentence: A grieving person may need kindness, patience, and support. Clue words: person, may, need. Underline clue words that show why grieving fits instead of cheerful. Now write one new sentence that shows grieving without using the word grieving. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show grieving?
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Ask students to explain this model sentence: "A grieving person may need kindness, patience, and support." Why does grieving fit better than cheerful?
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