grief-stricken vs sorrowing

grief-stricken and sorrowing both are adjectives.

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

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

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

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