(de-plor-ing) 3 syllables

Definition

verb. 1 to feel or express sorrow or regret; 2 to disapprove of strongly.

Example Sentence

Deploring bad grades; Sally decided to study for her spelling test.

Synonyms

condemn; bemoan; bewail; lament; mourn; rue

Antonyms

admire; applaud

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

deploring
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • boring
  • coring
  • doehring
  • doring
  • flooring
  • goehring
  • goring
  • kohring
  • loring
  • moehring
  • mohring
  • moring
  • poring
  • pouring
  • roaring
  • scoring
  • shoring
  • snoring
  • soaring
  • storing
  • warring

  • adoring
  • deploring
  • exploring
  • ignoring
  • imploring
  • outpouring
  • restoring

  • underscoring