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Rareregretting
The correct spelling is regretting.
How to pronounce regretting
verb
Say it like: Reg-ret-tin-g
The correct spelling is regretting. 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. For example: "He regretted his words."
Usage Examples
“He regretted his words.”
“I regret that I have to do this, but I don't have a choice.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.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.
- 2.(more generally) To feel sorry about (any thing).
- 3.To miss; to feel the loss or absence of.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is regretted.
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