grief-stricken vs grieving

grief-stricken and grieving both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
grief-stricken	No	Yes	No	No
grieving	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, grief-stricken and grieving are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of grief-stricken include bereaved, bereft, mourning, sorrowing.

grief-stricken (adjective)	grieving (adjective)
sorrowful through loss or deprivation	sorrowful through loss or deprivation