repenting
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Repent \Re*pent"\ (r?-p?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Repented; p. pr. & vb. n. Repenting.] [F. se repentir; L. pref. re- re- + poenitere to make repent, poenitet me it repents me, I repent. See Penitent.]
1.To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or omitted to do. [1913 Webster]
First she relents With pity; of that pity then repents.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]
2.To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account of regret or dissatisfaction. [1913 Webster]
Lest, peradventure, the people repent when they see war, and they return to Egypt.— Ex. xiii. 17.[1913 Webster]
3.(Theol.) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin. [1913 Webster]
Except ye repent, ye shall likewise perish.— Luke xii. 3.[1913 Webster]