grudging
/ˈɡɹʌ.dʒɪŋ/US/ˈɡɹʌ.d͡ʒiŋ/
grudging adjective: unwilling or with reluctance. Also the present participle and gerund of grudge.
Adjective
grudging (comparative more grudging, superlative most grudging)
- Unwilling or with reluctance.
- her grudging acceptance that her rival deserved the award
- A terse account, with no further explanation or detail, an indication perhaps of a grudging heart behind the offering.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 25
Noun
grudging (plural 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 […]1806, Matthew Henry, An Exposition of All the Books of the Old and New Testaments
Also used as
grudging is also the present participle and gerund of grudge.
Forms of grudging
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more grudging |
| superlative | most grudging |
| Noun | |
| plural | grudgings |
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Questions about grudging
- What does grudging mean?
- Grudging means unwilling or with reluctance.
- What part of speech is grudging?
- Grudging can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce grudging?
- Grudging is pronounced /ˈɡɹʌ.dʒɪŋ/ (UK).
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