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as in interment

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adjective

ˈfyün-rəl How to pronounce funeral (audio)
as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning a slow and heavy funeral song

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Recent Examples of funeral
Noun
The funeral was held at Eglise Saint-Sulpice and drew guests such as supermodel Claudia Schiffer, fashion designer Gilles Dufour, chairperson and CEO of Christian Dior Couture Delphine Arnault and First Lady of France Brigitte Macron. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 Dolly Parton was laid to rest after a private funeral in Nashville, the country legend’s family said, days after her death at the age of 80. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2026
Adjective
At his San Francisco tour opener and other stops, Burke went all in on a funeral theme. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026 Rather than a celebration, the film plays more like a funeral procession, or perhaps a bedside vigil for a man who has, indeed, seemingly sacrificed his life in pursuit of his art. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for funeral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for funeral
  1. interment
  2. weeping
  3. burial
  4. mournful
  5. burying
  6. heartbroken
  7. entombment
  8. wailing
Noun
  • In their home state, dates of observation extend through the day of interment.
    — Sarah Linn, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Cremation and interment services are being handled by Chapel Lawn Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026
Definition of interment
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    — David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Definition of weeping
Noun
  • But her ashes are now inside her daughter’s apartment because the family couldn’t afford the more than $10,000 for a burial.
    — Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Craig and Sarah have each been charged with failure to report a corpse of a child and disturbing a human burial site, both felonies, according to their respective court records.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of burial
Adjective
  • Whitney Houston’s powerhouse version stands alone, but Dolly’s quieter, mournful ode to her collaboration with Porter Wagoner is the artful, formative sketch to a colossal mural.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • These pauses also give the documentary an air of mournful respect, making its pace more deliberate than the standard talking heads-doc that might be mistaken as a stylistic counterpart.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of mournful
Noun
  • One such detail is the prospect of a Gallagher-brothers-style burying of the hatchet for Harry and Prince William.
    — Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Eaton wildfire survivors’ anger about Southern California Edison’s burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday with residents calling on government officials to temporarily halt the work.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of burying
Adjective
  • Fans across Kansas City posted heartbroken notes of appreciation for the country legend.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Speaking during a recent career retrospective hosted by the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, the 71-year-old actor revealed that his Thelma & Louise co-star left him heartbroken.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of heartbroken
Noun
  • The snow eventually hardens like a concrete entombment.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
  • City and county governments set local rules covering burials, inurnments, entombments and the upkeep of cemeteries, mausoleums and columbariums, according to state law.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Definition of entombment
Adjective
  • Sitting opposite an old people’s home in a residential corner of Paris’ 14th arrondissement, La Santé’s unassuming presence is only given away by the occasional wailing siren as prisoners are transported to and from the site.
    — Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Definition of wailing

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