grudging
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noun
1.
a feeling of ill will or resentment: to hold a grudge against a former opponent.
adjective
2.
done, arranged, etc., in order to settle a grudge: The middleweight fight was said to be a grudge match.
verb (used with object)
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.
verb (used without object)
5.
Obsolete. to feel dissatisfaction or ill will.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English grudgen, gruggen, variant of gruchen < Old French gro(u)c(h)ier < Germanic; compare Middle High German grogezen to complain, cry out
1400–50; late Middle English grudgen, gruggen, variant of gruchen < Old French gro(u)c(h)ier < Germanic; compare Middle High German grogezen to complain, cry out
Related forms
grudge·less, adjective
grudg·er, noun
un·grudged, adjective
Synonyms
1. bitterness, rancor, malevolence, enmity, hatred. Grudge, malice, spite refer to ill will held against another or others. A grudge is a feeling of resentment harbored because of some real or fancied wrong: to hold a grudge because of jealousy; She has a grudge against him. Malice is the state of mind that delights in doing harm, or seeing harm done, to others, whether expressing itself in an attempt seriously to injure or merely in sardonic humor: malice in watching someone's embarrassment; to tell lies about someone out of malice. Spite is petty, and often sudden, resentment that manifests itself usually in trifling retaliations: to reveal a secret out of spite. 4. envy.
1. bitterness, rancor, malevolence, enmity, hatred. Grudge, malice, spite refer to ill will held against another or others. A grudge is a feeling of resentment harbored because of some real or fancied wrong: to hold a grudge because of jealousy; She has a grudge against him. Malice is the state of mind that delights in doing harm, or seeing harm done, to others, whether expressing itself in an attempt seriously to injure or merely in sardonic humor: malice in watching someone's embarrassment; to tell lies about someone out of malice. Spite is petty, and often sudden, resentment that manifests itself usually in trifling retaliations: to reveal a secret out of spite. 4. envy.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a persistent feeling of resentment, esp one due to some cause, such as an insult or injury |
| 2. | (modifier) planned or carried out in order to settle a grudge: a grudge fight |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to give or allow unwillingly |
| 4. | to feel resentful or envious about (someone else's success, possessions, etc) |
| [C15: from Old French grouchier to grumble, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German grunnizōn to grunt] | |
| 'grudgeless | |
| —adj | |
| 'grudger | |
| —n | |
| 'grudging | |
| —adj | |
| 'grudgingly | |
| —adv | |
| grudge (ɡrʌdʒ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a persistent feeling of resentment, esp one due to some cause, such as an insult or injury |
| 2. | (modifier) planned or carried out in order to settle a grudge: a grudge fight |
| —vb | |
| 3. | (tr) to give or allow unwillingly |
| 4. | to feel resentful or envious about (someone else's success, possessions, etc) |
| [C15: from Old French grouchier to grumble, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German grunnizōn to grunt] | |
| 'grudgeless | |
| —adj | |
| 'grudger | |
| —n | |
| 'grudging | |
| —adj | |
| 'grudgingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
grudge
mid-15c., grucchen, from O.Fr. groucher "to murmur, to grumble," of unknown origin, probably ultimately imitative. Related: Grudging; grudgingly. The noun is late 15c., from the verb.
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Example sentences
But when it comes to embracing austerity, he could hardly sound more grudging.
Others would describe the duty to the state in grudging terms, and picture those who oppose it as moral heroes.
The father may be absent, and even when he is there, he may have disagreed with her decision or given only grudging consent.
There is a difference between this and mere grudging tactical adjustment, and the electorate was able to scent it.
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