repenting
- present participle of repent.
Example Sentences
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Repenting historical wrongs is a national pastime in Germany.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2022
When April's over he begins Repenting of his former sins; From tree to tree he takes his way, But this is all he finds to say: Cuckoo!
From First Plays by Milne, A. A. (Alan Alexander)
Repenting, he told his brother, who, dying in a fight with Hrodmar's son, charged Svava to marry Hedin.
From The Edda, Volume 2 The Heroic Mythology of the North, Popular Studies in Mythology, Romance, and Folklore, No. 13 by Faraday, L. Winifred
That empty promises Of passing years Spring into life, and not Repenting tears.
From The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems by Shorter, Dora Sigerson
Repenting her act, she had stepped back, retreating a few steps.
From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Blasco Ib??ez, Vicente
