noun, adjective, verb, grudged, grudg⋅ing.| 1. | a feeling of ill will or resentment: to hold a grudge against a former opponent. |
| 2. | done, arranged, etc., in order to settle a grudge: The middleweight fight was said to be a grudge match. |
| 3. | to give or permit with reluctance; submit to unwillingly: The other team grudged us every point we scored. |
| 4. | to resent the good fortune of (another); begrudge. |
| 5. | Obsolete. to feel dissatisfaction or ill will. |
