Crossword clues for rued
rued
- Was sorry
- Kicked oneself for
- Wished one hadn't
- Felt remorse about
- Felt remorseful about
- Felt contrite about
- Felt remorse over
- Felt awful about
- Was repentant
- Felt regret over
- Felt regretful about
- Showed contrition
- Repented of
- Looked back on sadly
- Had second thoughts
- Had regrets
- Had misgivings about
- Felt sorrow
- Felt repentant about
- Felt regret about
- Wished one could take back
- Wished it undone
- Wished for a redo
- Wanted to take back, say
- Wanted to take back
- Severely regretted
- No longer felt good about
- Like some drunk texts
- Like comments that require apologies
- Kicked oneself about
- Had some second thoughts about
- Had second feelings about
- Had misgivings
- Found painful to recall doing
- Felt remorse (for)
- Felt regret for
- Felt contrite over
- ___ the day (was sorry)
- Wept over
- Felt sorry about
- Had second thoughts about
- Like many a mistake
- Reconsidered
- Felt repentance
- Demonstrated contrition
- Bemoaned and bewailed
- Was sorry about
- Wished undone
- Felt bad about what one did
- Lamented
- Like some bad decisions
- Like past mistakes
- Regretted bitterly
- Felt remorse for
- Wished otherwise
- Was contrite about
- Thought better of
- Wanted to undo
- Recalled not fondly
- Said "mea culpa," say
- Deeply regretted
- Kicked oneself over
- Wished could be undone
- Was wiser and sadder
- Deplored one's lapse
- Felt compunction
- Did penance
- Had regrets about
- Was sorry about making vulgar sound
- Lamented ignorant broadcast?
- Regretted being offensive on the radio
- Deplored coarse speaking
- Wine choice
- Wish one hadn't
- Felt sorry for
- Was sorry for
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Rue \Rue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rued; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruing.] [OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS. hre['o]wan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G. reun, Icel. hruggr grieved, hrug[eth] sorrow. [root] 18. Cf. Ruth.]
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To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over.
--Chaucer.I wept to see, and rued it from my heart.
--Chapmen.Thy will Chose freely what it now so justly rues.
--Milton. To cause to grieve; to afflict. [Obs.] ``God wot, it rueth me.''
--Chaucer.To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get released from. [Prov. Eng.]
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: rue)
Usage examples of "rued".
Groaning, Geoffrey rued the day he had defiantly taken his place beside her, for now he was stuck there, uncomfortable, his body waking up hard each morning, even though Elene was gone.
Now, he rued his carelessness, for he could well imagine tunnels below the hard surface providing a close haven for his enemies.
Anwyll had been caught unprepared, had not refused Parsynan’s confiscating the prisoners, and now and forever rued the moment he had obeyed a king’s officer instead of the duke of Amefel.
She squirmed, wanting him inside her right now, but either he wasn't cooperating or she was too clumsy to angle them into the right position, which, she rued, given her inexperience, was possible.
It was dense black with no distant glow on the horizon in any direction, which was impossible, because Alborath lay in the valley beyond, and only last night, while sitting on the hood of the rental car, she'd rued that the lights of the village spoiled her view of the stars.