Enter search text. Extra Examples Do you know anyone who might have a grudge against you? I don't hold grudges for very long. It's a grudge match between the two teams. It's time to forget old grudges. Compare with grouch. I don't bear any grudge against you. Synonyms grievance. Anger and displeasure. She grudged every hour she spent helping him.
Unwilling and reluctant. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Envy and jealousy. Examples of grudge. Nobody grudges the man serving ashore his good conditions, least of all his chum from sea.
From the Hansard archive. Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3. I do not think anyone grudged those benefits being extended at the time. I have known policemen who have pursued grudges against certain individuals without justification. I say emphatically that no money should be grudged in completing the work so well begun and so splendidly advanced.
They are complaints about attitude and are grudges rather than formal complaints. Nobody grudges higher taxation made necessary by the war.
Shipping has been grudged, though it is often found for far less vital services. I bear him no grudges, as he well knows. Money spent on the retraining and development of people coming out of the pit is surely money that should not be grudged. No one can say that this country has grudged money for housing. First Known Use of grudge Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined above Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined above.
History and Etymology for grudge Verb Middle English grucchen, grudgen to grumble, complain, from Anglo-French grucer, grucher , of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German grogezen to howl Noun derivative of grudge entry 1. Learn More About grudge. Time Traveler for grudge The first known use of grudge was in the 14th century See more words from the same century.
Phrases Related to grudge grudge match. Style: MLA. English Language Learners Definition of grudge Entry 1 of 2. Kids Definition of grudge Entry 1 of 2. Kids Definition of grudge Entry 2 of 2. Get Word of the Day daily email! Test Your Vocabulary. Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words? Love words? Need even more definitions? Homophones, Homographs, and Homonyms The same, but different.
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