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verbrueing, rues, ruing, rued ruːru [with object]Bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) and wish it undone. Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer she might live to rue this impetuous decision Example sentencesExamples - They ventured into sports much later in their life, having spent most of their formative years ruing their misfortune.
- They squandered the opportunity and will surely rue that decision.
- They battled hard throughout but were left to rue their many missed chances.
- The modern Republican Party will rue the day they pushed us to our limit.
- Some of you may be ruing the rise of the religious right.
- I rue the fact that I never seized on this domain name for my site.
- Right now, kindly liberals are rueing his jackbooted foray into immigration.
- The show's producers must be ruing the day they decided to let contestants play until they lose.
- They were four goals down at the last change and were left ruing their slow start.
- They probably are rueing some missed chances but no doubt they will learn from the experience and we are very proud of their achievements this year.
- Labour could be left ruing that decision this weekend.
- She seems to be rueing that choice, but we'll see how that turns out.
- States that worked hard to attract high-tech jobs are also ruing the decision, and discovering that a more diversified economy is more prosperous during the bust.
- Graduate students who want to pursue particular issues will rue the lack of footnotes.
- She expressed admiration for his work, but rued her inability to understand his mathematics.
- Anglers might be rueing the lack of permanent pegging.
- Mackenzie himself went further than expected in the championship, but will still be rueing his semi-final defeat.
- Residents who planted trees on this road are now ruing the decision that they once thought would help the community.
- A double economic blow that could cost South Lakeland more than 60 jobs has left two local businessmen rueing the day they sold their successful firms to out-of-town companies.
- I wonder if in years to come I will look back and rue an opportunity missed?
- Drivers who did not heed the advice were to rue their decision later.
Synonyms regret, be sorry about, feel apologetic/remorseful about, feel remorse for, repent of reproach oneself for, kick oneself for deplore, lament, bemoan, bewail
nounPlural rues ruːru mass nounarchaic 1Repentance; regret. with rue my heart is laden - 1.1 Compassion; pity.
Example sentencesExamples - Burginde came around the end of the waggon, and with a look of mingled pity and rue, helped me guide her charge back to our waggon.
- This is music of longing, menace, and rue, often spiced with mordant or grisly humor.
- Yet audiences flocked to see Gordin's terse presentation of sorrow and rue.
- Filmmakers from these countries reflect on those old ties with a combination of curiosity, rue and rage.
Origin Old English hrēow 'repentance', hrēowan 'affect with contrition', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rouw 'mourning' and German Reue 'remorse'. Rhymes accrue, adieu, ado, anew, Anjou, aperçu, askew, ballyhoo, bamboo, bedew, bestrew, billet-doux, blew, blue, boo, boohoo, brew, buckaroo, canoe, chew, clew, clou, clue, cock-a-doodle-doo, cockatoo, construe, coo, Corfu, coup, crew, Crewe, cru, cue, déjà vu, derring-do, dew, didgeridoo, do, drew, due, endue, ensue, eschew, feu, few, flew, flu, flue, foreknew, glue, gnu, goo, grew, halloo, hereto, hew, Hindu, hitherto, how-do-you-do, hue, Hugh, hullabaloo, imbrue, imbue, jackaroo, Jew, kangaroo, Karroo, Kathmandu, kazoo, Kiangsu, knew, Kru, K2, kung fu, Lahu, Lanzhou, Lao-tzu, lasso, lieu, loo, Lou, Manchu, mangetout, mew, misconstrue, miscue, moo, moue, mu, nardoo, new, non-U, nu, ooh, outdo, outflew, outgrew, peekaboo, Peru, pew, plew, Poitou, pooh, pooh-pooh, potoroo, pursue, queue, revue, roo, roux, Selous, set-to, shampoo, shih-tzu, shoe, shoo, shrew, Sioux, skean dhu, skew, skidoo, slew, smew, snafu, sou, spew, sprue, stew, strew, subdue, sue, switcheroo, taboo, tattoo, thereto, thew, threw, thro, through, thru, tickety-boo, Timbuktu, tiramisu, to, to-do, too, toodle-oo, true, true-blue, tu-whit tu-whoo, two, vendue, view, vindaloo, virtu, wahoo, wallaroo, Waterloo, well-to-do, whereto, whew, who, withdrew, woo, Wu, yew, you, zoo nounPlural rues ruːru 1A perennial evergreen shrub with bitter strong-scented lobed leaves which are used in herbal medicine. Ruta graveolens, family Rutaceae Example sentencesExamples - The national plant is rue, and the national bird is the stork.
- The medical use of rue is very wide.
- In ancient Greece and Egypt, rue was employed to stimulate menstrual bleeding, induce abortions, and strengthen eyesight.
- Less invasive is common rue, a medicinal plant with blueish leaves and yellow flowers.
- Many herbs can help to deter flies, such as lavender, sweet woodruff, lemon verbena, star anise, tansy, any of the mints, rosemary, bay, chamomile, rue, elder, southernwood and basil.
- Not all herbs smell good - catmint, curry plant, pyrethrum, rue, santolina and tansy are all pretty pongy, ranging from slightly musty to downright disgusting.
- Although rue is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens or flowerbeds, its strong smell usually makes rue unpopular for use close to homes.
- Several statements about rue in the current herbal literature need clarification.
- 1.1 Used in names of other plants that resemble rue, especially in leaf shape, e.g. goat's rue, meadow rue, and wall rue.
Example sentencesExamples - In addition to its lactogenic properties, goat's rue comes from the same family as fenugreek and is also considered to have anti-diabetic properties.
- This combination of management and heavy, poorly-drained soils favoured characteristic plants such as great burnet, devil's bit scabious, meadow rue and pepper saxifrage.
- The dainty blooms of this early flowering meadow rue provide an excellent contrast with larger flowered plants.
- Wall-rue is rare in Connecticut; it is listed as a threatened species.
- Goat's Rue used to be found in every cottage garden because it was used for feeding livestock.
Origin Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek rhutē. verbro͞oru [with object]Bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer she might live to rue this impetuous decision Example sentencesExamples - I wonder if in years to come I will look back and rue an opportunity missed?
- They squandered the opportunity and will surely rue that decision.
- Graduate students who want to pursue particular issues will rue the lack of footnotes.
- Residents who planted trees on this road are now ruing the decision that they once thought would help the community.
- The modern Republican Party will rue the day they pushed us to our limit.
- Labour could be left ruing that decision this weekend.
- States that worked hard to attract high-tech jobs are also ruing the decision, and discovering that a more diversified economy is more prosperous during the bust.
- The show's producers must be ruing the day they decided to let contestants play until they lose.
- They battled hard throughout but were left to rue their many missed chances.
- She expressed admiration for his work, but rued her inability to understand his mathematics.
- Some of you may be ruing the rise of the religious right.
- She seems to be rueing that choice, but we'll see how that turns out.
- A double economic blow that could cost South Lakeland more than 60 jobs has left two local businessmen rueing the day they sold their successful firms to out-of-town companies.
- Right now, kindly liberals are rueing his jackbooted foray into immigration.
- Mackenzie himself went further than expected in the championship, but will still be rueing his semi-final defeat.
- They were four goals down at the last change and were left ruing their slow start.
- They probably are rueing some missed chances but no doubt they will learn from the experience and we are very proud of their achievements this year.
- Anglers might be rueing the lack of permanent pegging.
- I rue the fact that I never seized on this domain name for my site.
- Drivers who did not heed the advice were to rue their decision later.
- They ventured into sports much later in their life, having spent most of their formative years ruing their misfortune.
Synonyms regret, be sorry about, feel apologetic about, feel remorseful about, feel remorse for, repent of
nounro͞oru archaic 1Repentance; regret. with rue my heart is laden - 1.1 Compassion; pity.
Example sentencesExamples - Filmmakers from these countries reflect on those old ties with a combination of curiosity, rue and rage.
- Burginde came around the end of the waggon, and with a look of mingled pity and rue, helped me guide her charge back to our waggon.
- This is music of longing, menace, and rue, often spiced with mordant or grisly humor.
- Yet audiences flocked to see Gordin's terse presentation of sorrow and rue.
Origin Old English hrēow ‘repentance’, hrēowan ‘affect with contrition’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rouw ‘mourning’ and German Reue ‘remorse’. nounro͞oru 1A perennial evergreen shrub with bitter strong-scented lobed leaves which are used in herbal medicine. Ruta graveolens, family Rutaceae Example sentencesExamples - The national plant is rue, and the national bird is the stork.
- Less invasive is common rue, a medicinal plant with blueish leaves and yellow flowers.
- Several statements about rue in the current herbal literature need clarification.
- The medical use of rue is very wide.
- Not all herbs smell good - catmint, curry plant, pyrethrum, rue, santolina and tansy are all pretty pongy, ranging from slightly musty to downright disgusting.
- In ancient Greece and Egypt, rue was employed to stimulate menstrual bleeding, induce abortions, and strengthen eyesight.
- Many herbs can help to deter flies, such as lavender, sweet woodruff, lemon verbena, star anise, tansy, any of the mints, rosemary, bay, chamomile, rue, elder, southernwood and basil.
- Although rue is often used as an ornamental plant in gardens or flowerbeds, its strong smell usually makes rue unpopular for use close to homes.
- 1.1 Used in names of other plants that resemble rue, especially in leaf shape, e.g., goat's-rue, meadow rue, wall rue.
Example sentencesExamples - This combination of management and heavy, poorly-drained soils favoured characteristic plants such as great burnet, devil's bit scabious, meadow rue and pepper saxifrage.
- Goat's Rue used to be found in every cottage garden because it was used for feeding livestock.
- The dainty blooms of this early flowering meadow rue provide an excellent contrast with larger flowered plants.
- In addition to its lactogenic properties, goat's rue comes from the same family as fenugreek and is also considered to have anti-diabetic properties.
- Wall-rue is rare in Connecticut; it is listed as a threatened species.
Origin Middle English: from Old French, via Latin from Greek rhutē. |