grudge
Noun · VerbOpen English WordNet
Noun (1)grudges
- a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation“holding a grudge”“settling a score”Synonyms: scoregrievanceType of resentment, bitterness
Verb (2)grudges, grudging
- bear a grudge; harbor ill feelingsSynonyms: stewMore general resent
- accept or admit unwillinglyMore general admit, acknowledgeInvolves resent
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Origin: OE. grutchen, gruchen, grochen, to murmur, grumble, OF. grochier, grouchier, grocier, groucier; cf. Icel. krytja to murmur, krutr a murmur, or E. grunt.
1. 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.
Tis not in thee To grudge my pleasures, to cut off my train.— William Shakespeare
I have often heard the Presbyterians say, they did not grudge us our employments.— Jonathan Swift
They have grudged us contribution.— William Shakespeare
2. To hold or harbor with malicious disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously. obsolete
Perish they That grudge one thought against your majesty !— William Shakespeare
1. To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.
Grudge not one against another.— James v. 9.
He eats his meat without grudging.— William Shakespeare
2. To feel compunction or grief. obsolete Bp. John Fisher
1. Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.
Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and enmity against his brother Jacob.— Robert South
The feeling may not be envy; it may not be imbittered by a grudge.— Isaac Taylor
2. Slight symptom of disease. obsolete
Our shaken monarchy, that now lies... struggling against the grudges of more dreaded calamities.— John Milton
Synonyms: Pique; aversion; dislike; ill will; hatred; spite. See Pique.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54