grudged; grudging
: to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully
didn't grudge the time
grudger
noun
: a feeling of deep-seated resentment or ill will
held no grudge against those who mistreated him
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Examples of grudge in a Sentence
Verb
I don't grudge paying my share.
I don't grudge her the opportunities she has been given.
Noun
She still has a grudge against him for the way he treated her in school.
He has nursed a grudge against his former boss for years.
I don't bear him any grudges.
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
But when the chance for revenge on Alexus comes, Raina is forced to let her grudge fall to the wayside to prevent her sister — and the entire empire — from being claimed by a bigger enemy.
—Alyssa Davis, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
But Mamá Elena is still nursing an old grudge against Pedro’s rich, ruthless father (Mauricio García Lozano).
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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Verb
But the absence of their grudging leader and brightest light exposed differences both fresh and latent, and greed and ego frayed their alliances.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
But when the chance for revenge on Alexus comes, Raina is forced to let her grudge fall to the wayside to prevent her sister — and the entire empire — from being claimed by a bigger enemy.
—Alyssa Davis, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2024
Noun
Accordingly, Russia, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Algeria and other countries run by autocrats with grudges against the United States would once again dominate global energy markets.
—Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
But Mamá Elena is still nursing an old grudge against Pedro’s rich, ruthless father (Mauricio García Lozano).
—Judy Berman, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Grudge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grudge. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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