repenting

present participle of repent
as in regretting
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about after hearing what a great time you guys had at the party, I am repenting my decision to stay home

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regretting
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  • But ultimately, the Red Sox hung onto him, and could now be regretting it.
    Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Rashford, on loan at Barca for example, doesn’t seem to be regretting his career choices any more than Hojlund.
    Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Repenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repenting. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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