Grudge - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ɡrʌdʒ|  American pronunciation of the word grudge
Brit.  |ɡrʌdʒ|  British pronunciation of the word grudge

noun

- a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation (syn: grievance, score)
holding a grudge

verb

- bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings (syn: stew)
- accept or admit unwillingly

Extra examples

I don't grudge paying my share.

I don't grudge her the opportunities she has been given.

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.

Is there anyone who might have had a grudge against her?

Mr Gillis was not normally a man to bear grudges.

I'm not harbouring some secret grudge against you.

It could be the work of someone with a grudge against the company.

You let nasty little personal grudges creep in.

I really grudge paying for poor service.

I don't grudge him his success.

He grudgingly admitted he'd been wrong.

You're only hurting yourself by holding a grudge against them.

...the spiteful comment outraged her so much that she's still holding a grudge...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: grudge
he/she/it: grudges
present participle: grudging
past tense: grudged
past participle: grudged
noun
singular: grudge
plural: grudges
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