Definition of: mourning

(môr′ning, mōr′-) noun
1. The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.
2. The symbols or outward manifestations of grief, as the use of symbolical colors in dress, the draping of buildings or doors, and the half-masting of flags.
—adjective Relating to or expressive of mourning.
—mourn′ing·ly adverb