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Meanings of ruing in English

Emotion akin to grief or regret.

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Usage of ruing in English
1
Ask Norway's oil fund, which is ruing a move into Formula One.
Reuters
2
Miss of the day Padraig Harrington will be ruing a clumsy finish.
The Guardian
3
Five consecutive defeats later he must be ruing those words.
The Guardian
4
By this point I'm ruing leaving this one until last.
The Guardian
5
British media outlets responded by ruing the news of "Brits being banned".
The Guardian
6
He disrobed as fast as he could, ruing the state of his wet boots.
Imperatrix
7
The thing I am ruing is that it should be six or seven under par.
The Guardian
8
Horst let out an incredulous snort, then put the coffee carton down ruing his slowness.
The Reality Dysfunction
9
Rather than ruing points lost with Fernández's late goal, Philadelphia's locker room saw the bigger picture.
The Guardian
10
But while it's great news for the Titans, the Broncos will be ruing a missed opportunity.
News.com.au
11
It is possible Williams might now be ruing her sometimes unprofessional attitude earlier in her career.
Radio NZ
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But anyone ruling her out because of that could end up ruing a piece of classic madness.
The Irish Times
13
The poor suckers who loaned Virgin unsecured money to buy back Velocity are ruing their decisions now.
News.com.au
14
Rose made Liverpool pay for their profligacy in the 72nd minute to leave Klopp ruing an opportunity missed.
Reuters
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And George W. Bush ended up ruing his declaration of "mission accomplished" in Iraq in 2003.
News.com.au
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I exchanged an uneasy glance with Malte, my Danish biking buddy, ruing that extra mojito the previous evening.
The Guardian
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