regretting
regretting is the present participle and gerund of regret.
Meaning of regret
Verb
regret (third-person singular simple present regrets, present participle regretting, simple past and past participle regretted)
- To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
- He regretted his words.
- Synonyms:
- rue
- To feel sorry about (any thing).
- I regret that I have to do this, but I don't have a choice.
- To miss; to feel the loss or absence of; to mourn.
- He more than ever regretted his home, and with increased desire longed to see his family.1845, The Church of England Magazine, volume 19, page 301
Noun
regretting (plural regrettings)
- The act by which something is regretted.
- And for all I then declined / O the regrettings infinite / When the night-processions flit / Through the mind!1917, Thomas Hardy, The Peace-Offering
Forms of regretting
| plural | regrettings |
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Questions about regretting
- What does regretting mean?
- Regretting means the act by which something is regretted.
- What is regretting the present participle and gerund of?
- Regretting is the present participle and gerund of regret.
- What part of speech is regretting?
- Regretting is a noun.
- What is the plural of regretting?
- The plural of regretting is regrettings.
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