Definition
The ongoing action of lamenting or expressing sorrow; continuously mourning.
Etymology
Present participle of 'bewail,' formed by adding '-ing' to the verb stem. The form emphasizes the continuous or repeated nature of lamentation, suggesting a prolonged state of sorrow.
Kelly Says
When Shakespeare writes about 'bewailing youth' or characters standing in 'bewailing stance,' the -ing form captures something specific—not a single moment of sorrow but a sustained emotional state. It's the difference between crying once and being stuck in grief.
Translations
ARالعربية
يتألم
yit-a-al-am
BNবাংলা
পশ্চাত্
pos-chatt
CACatalà
lamentant
la-men-tan
CSČeština
lítostující
lee-tost-oo-y-chi
DADansk
fortryder
for-try-der
DEDeutsch
bedauernd
beh-dow-ernd
ELΕλληνικά
μετανιώνω
me-tan-ee-o
ESEspañol
lamentando
lah-men-tan-do
FAفارسی
پشیمان
pesh-i-man
FISuomi
ruostettaessa
rwo-os-te-ta-essa
FRFrançais
regrettant
re-h-treh-an
HEעברית
מתחרט
me-ti-cha-ret
HIहिन्दी
पछता रहा है
pach-ta-ra ha-e
IDBahasa Indonesia
meratapi
me-ra-ta-pi
ITItaliano
rimproverandosi
rim-pro-ver-si-an-do
JA日本語
悲しんでいる
kanashimi-ni-itte-iru
KO한국어
후회하고 있다
hu-hoe-ha-go it-da
MRMR
पश्चाताप
pas-ch-ta-tap
MSBahasa Melayu
menyisakan
men-yi-sa-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျင့်ကြိုး
kyin-ht-kye
NLNederlands
betreurend
be-treu-ren-d
NONorsk
beklager
be-klag-er
PLPolski
żałując
zhal-o-w-y-u
PTPortuguês
lamentando
lah-men-tan-do
RORomână
regretând
re-h-greh-tând
SVSvenska
beklagar
be-klag-ar
SWKiswahili
kulia
koo-lee-ah
TAதமிழ்
வருத்தப்படுவது
varu-thappa-padu-vatu
TEతెలుగు
చింతించు
chin-tin-chu
TLTL
paumanhin
paw-man-hin
TRTürkçe
üzülerek
üz-ül-er-ek
UKУкраїнська
покаятися
pokayatysia
URاردو
شِکایت کرنا
shi-ka-yat kar-na
VITiếng Việt
hối tiếc
hoi-t’i-ec