Repenting
[rɪ'pentɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repent
Typist: Wanda
Examples
- He cursed them both, and Capernaum also, for not repenting, after all the great works he had done in their midst, and prophesied against them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I began to doubt whether she might not be repenting of her engagement--just as young ladies often do, when repentance comes too late. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Mr. Rushworth had, perhaps, been accepted on too short an acquaintance, and, on knowing him better, she was repenting. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- So do I, said St. Clare, peeling his orange; I'm repenting of it all the time. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- She needed the relief of solitude after a day of busy thinking, and busier repenting. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
Typist: Wanda