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grudge

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) grudge (verb)
  2. 2) grudge (noun)

1grudge

verb \ˈgrəj\
grudgedgrudg·ing

Definition of GRUDGE

transitive verb
: to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully <didn't grudge the time>
— grudg·er noun
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Examples of GRUDGE

  1. I don't grudge paying my share.
  2. I don't grudge her the opportunities she has been given.

Origin of GRUDGE

Middle English grucchen, grudgen to grumble, complain, from Anglo-French grucer, grucher, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle High German grogezen to howl
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with GRUDGE

bludge, budge, drudge, fudge, judge, nudge, sludge, smudge, trudge

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