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Ruing meaning

present participle and gerund of rue

Using Ruing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of rue
  • In the example corpus, ruing often appears in combinations such as: ruing their, ruing the, be ruing.

Context around Ruing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 7 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

properties 1× years 1× room 1× wto 1× zealand 1× doubt 1× left 1× instead 1×

Often after:

inaccuracy 1×

Sentence patterns with Ruing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and properties ruing the war 1× been left ruing their decision 1× bengals for ruing their atlanta 1× dressing room ruing their performance 1× four years ruing what could 1× ll be ruing that topsy 1× new zealand ruing a missed 1× no doubt ruing the missed 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after wasting a 1× dixon s dominance 1× in germany which 1× james vince and 1× the 727 supporters 1× the home side 1×

Common sentence endings:

and cheteshwara pujara 1× dreadful goalless draw 1× first test centuries 1× front of goals 1× full time whistle 1× intensify trade disputes 1×

Words around Ruing

Just before it in the word index:

ruinerwold 9 ruiner 3 ruined 657 ruination 21 ruina 3 ruin 671

Just after it in the word index:

ruini 2 ruining 239 ruinous 60 ruins 629 ruirech 3 ruiri 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aami 15 aat 15 abada 15 abcs 15 abdulkareem 15 abha 15

Corpus analysis for Ruing

  • In this selection, "ruing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, properties, years, room and inaccuracy stand out and add context to how "ruing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and properties ruing the war and been left ruing their decision. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "ruing" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with ruing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

He'll be ruing that topsy-turvy back nine. (9 words)

The league will punish the Chiefs and Bengals for ruing their Atlanta game. (13 words)

We also remember millions of civilians who lost their lives and properties ruing the war. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

The home side move a point clear at the summit ahead of Rangers' game at McDiarmid Park tomorrow lunchtime, but will be ruing the missed opportunity as the home fans voiced their displeasure at the full-time whistle. (38 words)

The score and resulting 25-22 victory left Mahomes with the MVP award and the 49ers exhausted, devastated and, for the second time in four years, ruing what could have been in a Super Bowl versus the Chiefs. (38 words)

James Vince and Mark Stoneman, who had consolidated England’s lead in the middle session, were the only wickets to fall after tea with both no doubt ruing the missed opportunity of scoring their first test centuries. (37 words)

Example sentences (12)

The league will punish the Chiefs and Bengals for ruing their Atlanta game.

We also remember millions of civilians who lost their lives and properties ruing the war.

Dixon’s dominance was able to give the Power some scoreboard pressure, but they were ruing inaccuracy in front of goals.

The home side move a point clear at the summit ahead of Rangers' game at McDiarmid Park tomorrow lunchtime, but will be ruing the missed opportunity as the home fans voiced their displeasure at the full-time whistle.

The score and resulting 25-22 victory left Mahomes with the MVP award and the 49ers exhausted, devastated and, for the second time in four years, ruing what could have been in a Super Bowl versus the Chiefs.

After wasting a review, South Africa will now go back to their dressing room ruing their performance in the entire session, where they have been completely dominated by Rohit Sharma and Cheteshwara Pujara.

In Germany, which has Europe’s largest economy and focuses heavily on exports, the federation of industry said the U.S. was using the WTO ruing to intensify trade disputes.

The unpredictable wicket was not the only source of drama with New Zealand ruing a missed review and nearly being made to pay for signing too many autographs.

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He'll be ruing that topsy-turvy back nine.

James Vince and Mark Stoneman, who had consolidated England’s lead in the middle session, were the only wickets to fall after tea with both no doubt ruing the missed opportunity of scoring their first test centuries.

The 727 supporters who braved the arctic weather must have been left ruing their decision after enduring a dreadful goalless draw.

Unquestionably his defence was found wanting in the second half, but their manager did not see it that way, instead ruing those chances that were missed before the break when United were on the floor.

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Common combinations with ruing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "ruing" in a sentence?
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What does "ruing" mean?
Ruing means: present participle and gerund of rue
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