grudge
verb/ɡrʌdʒ/
/ɡrʌdʒ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they grudge | /ɡrʌdʒ/ /ɡrʌdʒ/ |
| he / she / it grudges | /ˈɡrʌdʒɪz/ /ˈɡrʌdʒɪz/ |
| past simple grudged | /ɡrʌdʒd/ /ɡrʌdʒd/ |
| past participle grudged | /ɡrʌdʒd/ /ɡrʌdʒd/ |
| -ing form grudging | /ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ/ /ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋ/ |
- to do or give something unwillingly synonym begrudge
- grudge doing something I grudge having to pay so much tax.
- grudge something He grudges the time he spends travelling to work.
- grudge somebody something to think that somebody does not deserve to have something synonym begrudge
- You surely don't grudge her her success?
Extra Examples- I do not grudge you your victory.
- She was well aware that Russell grudged her every penny.
Word Originlate Middle English: variant of obsolete grutch ‘complain, murmur, grumble’, from Old French grouchier, of unknown origin. Compare with grouch.
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