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Adjective grieving has 1 sense
  1. bereaved, bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning, sorrowing - sorrowful through loss or deprivation; "bereft of hope"
    Antonym: joyful (indirect, via sorrowful)
,Verb grieve has 2 senses
  1. grieve, sorrow - feel grief; eat one's heart out
    --1 is one way to suffer
    Derived form: noun griever1
    Sample sentence:
    Sam and Sue grieve
  2. grieve, aggrieve - break the heart of; cause to feel sorrow
    --2 is one way to afflict
    Sample sentence:
    The bad news will grieve him
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