grudging

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grudging

/ˈɡɹʌ.dʒɪŋ/ UK
/ˈɡɹʌ.d͡ʒiŋ/ US

Rhymes with -ʌdʒɪŋ

adjective more grudging · most grudging

Unwilling or with reluctance. her grudging acceptance that her rival deserved the award

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of grudge

noun grudgings

The state of bearing a grudge. Fretfulness and discontent expose us to the just judgment of God; and we bring more calamities upon ourselves, by our murmuring, distrustful, envious groans and grudgings against one another, than we are aware of […]

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adj unwilling or with reluctance

中文	不情願的 /不情愿的 bù qíngyuàn de, 勉強的 /勉强的 miǎnqiǎng de
Deutsch	widerwillig
Русский	неохотный neoxotnyj

noun state of bearing a grudge

中文	心懷怨恨 /心怀怨恨 xīnhuái yuànhèn, 記仇 /记仇 jìchóu, 懷恨在心 /怀恨在心 huáihènzàixīn

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@misc{grudging_2026,
  title = {grudging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/grudging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}