1. (

• lament ,
• keen

) express grief verbally; "we lamented the death of the child" ;

2. (

• deplore ,
• lament ,
• bewail ,
• bemoan

) regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits" ;

1. (

• lamenting ,
• wailing ,
• wailful

) vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression; "lamenting sinners"; "wailing mourners"; "the wailing wind"; "wailful bagpipes"; "tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- Shakespeare ;