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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgrʌdʒɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgrʌdʒɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gruj′ing)

From the verb grudge: (⇒ conjugate)
grudging is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
grudg•ing /ˈgrʌdʒɪŋ/USA pronunciation  adj. 
    1. reluctant;
      unwilling:earned their grudging respect.
    grudg•ing•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
grudg•ing  (gruj′ing),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness:grudging acceptance of the victory of an opponent.
  • late Middle English. See grudge, -ing2 1375–1425
grudg′ing•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
grudge /grʌdʒ/USA pronunciation   n., v., grudged, grudg•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. a feeling of ill will or resentment because of some real or imagined wrong:can really hold a grudge.

v. [~ + object + object]
  1. to give or permit with reluctance:They grudged us every day we were away.
  2. to resent the good fortune of (another);
    begrudge:I don't grudge her her good fortune.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
grudge  (gruj),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., grudged, grudg•ing. 
n. 
  1. a feeling of ill will or resentment:to hold a grudge against a former opponent.

adj. 
  1. done, arranged, etc., in order to settle a grudge:The middleweight fight was said to be a grudge match.

v.t. 
  1. to give or permit with reluctance;
    submit to unwillingly:The other team grudged us every point we scored.
  2. to resent the good fortune of (another);
    begrudge.

v.i. 
  1. [Obs.]to feel dissatisfaction or ill will.
  • Gmc; compare Middle High German grogezen to complain, cry out
  • Old French gro(u)c(h)ier
  • late Middle English grudgen, gruggen, variant of gruchen 1400–50
grudge′less, adj. 
grudg′er, n. 
    1. bitterness, rancor, malevolence, enmity, hatred. Grudge, malice, spite refer to ill will held against another or others. 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 watching someone's embarrassment; to tell lies about someone out of malice.Spite is petty, and often sudden, resentment that manifests itself usually in trifling retaliations:to reveal a secret out of spite. 4. envy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
grudge /ɡrʌdʒ/ n
  1. a persistent feeling of resentment, esp one due to some cause, such as an insult or injury
  2. (modifier) planned or carried out in order to settle a grudge: a grudge fight
 vb
  1. (transitive) to give or allow unwillingly
  2. to feel resentful or envious about (someone else's success, possessions, etc)
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French grouchier to grumble, probably of Germanic origin; compare Old High German grunnizōn to gruntˈgrudging adj ˈgrudgingly adv
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