- present participle of regret.
regretting
Example Sentences
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He may be regretting the informality, even if he regularly drums home a message that "nothing good happens after midnight".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
As in the less conclusive first season, it feels engineered to deliver the characters to happy, or relatively happy, endings, and to send viewers out not regretting their investment of time.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
It has since stopped content moderation services and later said it regretting taking on this kind of work.
From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026
My mother kept looking over at him, worried he was already regretting marrying me.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025
He was already regretting not filling out the early retirement form.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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