Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   grudge

   /ɡrʌdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment resulting from a past insult or injury: "I've never been one to hold a grudge"

   verb

   • 1. be resentfully unwilling to give or allow (something): "he grudged the work and time that the meeting involved" Similar begrudgeresentfeel aggrieved/bitter aboutbe annoyed aboutbe angry aboutbe displeased aboutbe resentful ofmindobject totake exception toregretgive unwillinglygive reluctantlygive resentfullygive stintingly
   • ▪ feel resentful that (someone) has achieved (something): "I don't grudge him his moment of triumph" Similar envybegrudgeresentmindbe jealous ofbe envious ofbe resentful of

   Word Origin late Middle English: variant of obsolete grutch ‘complain, murmur, grumble’, from Old French grouchier, of unknown origin. Compare with grouch.

   Derivatives

   • 1. grudger noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • G

     2

   • R

     1

   • U

     1

   • D

     2

   • G

     2

   • E

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGRUDGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   to not want to spend time or money on someone or something, or to not want to give something to someone: She grudged every hour she spent helping him.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › grudgeGrudge Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › grudge

   • Cached

   The meaning of GRUDGE is to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully. How to use grudge in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Grudge.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryGRUDGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   to not want to spend time or money on someone or something, or to not want to give something to someone: She grudged every hour she spent helping him.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › grudgeGRUDGE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › grudge

   • Cached

   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 ...

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGRUDGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   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 ...

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgrudge noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

   www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › english

   • Cached

   grudge (against somebody) a feeling of anger or dislike towards somebody because of something bad they have done to you in the past. I bear him no grudge. He has a grudge against the world. She has harboured a grudge against me for years. I don't hold any grudges now. He's a man with a grudge.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › grudgeGrudge - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › grudge

   Definitions of grudge. noun. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation. “holding a grudge ” synonyms: grievance, score. see more. verb. bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings. synonyms: stew. see more. verb. accept or admit unwillingly. Pronunciation. US. /grədʒ/ UK. /grədʒ/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Grudge."