adverb with gerund

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panicmonger

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I regretted having ignored your mistakes reluctantly; I should have revealed them.

My question is whether we can use an adverb with a gerund, just like the example above.

Thank you so much.
Arigoto.
 
I regretted having ignored your mistakes reluctantly; I should have revealed them.

My question is whether we can use an adverb with a gerund, just like the example above.

Thank you so much.
Arigoto.

It is possible to use an adverb with a gerund:

I like sipping beer slowly.

I think your particular example sounds a little unnatural, possibly because of the past tense and the perfect gerund coming together, and/or the thought that one doesn't often reluctantly ignore something.
 
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