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verb (used with object), -grudged, -grudg·ing.
1.
to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone): She begrudged her friend the award.
2.
to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.
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Begrudgingly
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Example Sentences
- So you don't need to begrudgingly list yourself online as friends with someone you're not crazy about.
- And that work is no drudgery, no duty to begrudgingly carry out.
- He begrudgingly acknowledged that he had more of a reputation as a checking forward.
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