- present tense form of resent (3rd person singular).
resents
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Related: ‘I’d rather be on a beach in Bali’: My husband resents my $8 million net worth.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Safer just to enjoy Jay Baruchel’s funny and endearing portrait of a reckless risk-taker who hates being called a daredevil as much as he resents Ben Foster’s Evel Knievel attempting to give him some advice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Spending her Saturday not in uniform but in a T-shirt and jeans, she would like to enjoy a coffee outside -- and resents that her more religious compatriots think otherwise.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
"As she said in her own memoir, she resents that others defined her the first time around," Jellison told the BBC.
From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026
“It’s no secret that Tyran resents me. I assume he was upset when he found out that Nic found the Msaidizi instead of him. It’s my understanding that he wanted to search for it?”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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