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Meaning of 'grudge' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Grudge [ n.]
- Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.
- Slight symptom of disease.
2 . Grudge [ v. i.]
- To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.
- To feel compunction or grief.
3 . Grudge [ v. t.]
- To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; -- followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects.
- To hold or harbor with malicioua disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously.

Meaning of 'grudge' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . grudge [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
Example in sentence:
  • holding a grudge;
  • settling a score

Nearby Words:

grub grubbed grubber grubbing grubbla grubby grubworm grucche gruddger grudgeful

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