lamenting

(verb) express grief verbally. Synonyms: lament, keen. Example: "We lamented the death of the child."

(verb) regret strongly. Synonyms: deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan. Examples: "I deplore this hostile action." "We lamented the loss of benefits."

(adj) vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression. Synonyms: wailing, wailful. Examples: "Lamenting sinners." "Wailing mourners." "The wailing wind." "Wailful bagpipes." "Tangle her desires with wailful sonnets"- shakespeare."