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How to pronounce regretful in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bad, sorry


felt regretful over his vanished youth.
regretful over mistakes she had made.

Examples of regretful

regretful
He's also not regretful his NBA Finals career stats are off to piddling starts.
From the ocregister.com
Some people would say it's just a regretful and necessary part of the process.
From the stltoday.com
Hu Yuanxi was very regretful and uneasily went to ask Wan Quan for his help again.
From the theepochtimes.com
Yet neither seemed regretful about how their final collegiate year has played out.
From the kentucky.com
We are extremely regretful that we have to temporarily suspend our operations.
From the voanews.com
And just to make Rangers'fans even more regretful, it's Motherwell v Panathinaikos.
From the independent.co.uk
The passage says that God was grieved and regretful over what he had created.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
We are very regretful about the loss of life that has occurred on the Turkish side.
From the guardian.co.uk
There are legions of regretful real estate investors eager to have you as a tenant.
From the forbes.com
More examples
  • Feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone; "felt regretful over his vanished youth"; "regretful over mistakes she had made"; "he felt bad about breaking the vase"
  • (regretfully) with regret (used in polite formulas); "I must regretfully decline your kind invitation"
  • (Regretfulness) Regret is a negative conscious and emotional reaction to personal past acts and behaviors. ...
  • Full of feelings of regret, indulging in regrets; Sorrowful about what has been lost or done
  • (regretfulness) The state or condition of being regretful