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adjective

Definition of grudgingnext
as in careful
said, done, or given in an unwilling or doubtful way Her theories have begun to win grudging acceptance in the scientific community. He has earned the grudging admiration/respect of his rivals.

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verb

present participle of grudge
as in disliking

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Recent Examples of grudging
Adjective
Three structural fixes would convert most opposition into grudging acceptance, and even a meaningful share of that opposition into active support. — Warren Wimmer, Mercury News, 24 June 2026 But the pair have a grudging mutual respect that makes for a fun, strange-bedfellows partnership. — Peter White, Deadline, 4 May 2026 Now on the other side of it, Tampa appears to have found grudging inspiration from their bitter rivals in return. — Pierre Lebrun, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026 The grudging answer was usually yes. — Jp Mangalindan, Time, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for grudging
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grudging
  1. careful
  2. disliking
  3. begrudging
  4. disapproving
  5. economical
  6. refusing
  7. covetous
  8. deploring
Adjective
  • Without careful planning to reduce the constellations’ brightness, the team found that, in the most extreme case, the satellites could outnumber visible stars by a factor of 100.
    — Arielle Frommer, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Maneuvering in tight spaces requires careful judgment of each individual case — and not just about which body part is least likely to cause offense when brought into close proximity to a fellow diner.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of careful
Verb
  • For Pillsbury, the issue seems to be less about disliking the name itself and more about seeing the same joke repeated online.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The result is not a simple story of locals disliking tourists.
    — David Nikel, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Definition of disliking
Adjective
  • With Ancelotti on the sideline, there may be more begrudging acceptance of that this time.
    — Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Philadelphia needs its rookie quarterback, Carson Wentz, to post 300 passing yards for a third consecutive week, because there is no running the ball against the Ravens, who have the most begrudging ground defense in the league.
    — DAVID WHITE, New York Times, 16 Dec. 2016
Definition of begrudging
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  • Now look, there is nothing wrong with opposing the Ellisons or disapproving of changes over this past year at CBS News.
    — Chris Wallace, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Rubio, meanwhile, came out of the deal with positive reviews from the pro-Israel crowd, who viewed his silence as disapproving of the concessions made in the deal.
    — Joseph Strauss, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
Definition of disapproving
Adjective
  • The final part of the project was developing a model to identify the best locations for composting facilities in Australia, ensuring that these sites would be practical and economical to operate.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Although the film doles out answers, there is some economical hand-waving about why the neighborhood has power and running water for so long.
    — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of economical
Verb
  • Wars cannot be fought on ideology alone – a truism that perhaps led to the firebrand former defense minister’s departure, after months of clashes and refusing to deal with the army top brass, as Zelensky describes it.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Larkin, whose grassroots campaign made national headlines in recent weeks, often criticized Moskowitz for refusing to debate him or participate in joint interviews with local news organizations.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of refusing
Adjective
  • Starring Elordi and Barry Keoghan, Fennell’s dark comedy about class resentment and covetous destruction was sold on the promise of erotic excess.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
  • For most players, that amount of storage is realistically enough for all but the most covetous data hoarders.
    — Matt Kamen, Wired News, 3 Aug. 2025
Definition of covetous
Verb
  • In March 2022, 141 countries supported a resolution deploring Russian aggression and demanding that Russia withdraw its forces.
    — Lidia Pilecky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Regardless of the level of material damage, Shiites are deploring the physical and spiritual assaults against their sacred landscape.
    — Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
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