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noun

Grudge n.

Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel. "Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and enmity against his brother Jacob." "The feeling may not be envy; it may not be imbittered by a grudge."

Slight symptom of disease. (Obs.) "Our shaken monarchy, that now lies... struggling against the grudges of more dreaded calamities."

Synonyms: Pique; aversion; dislike; ill will; hatred; spite. See Pique.

verb

Grudge v. t. (past & past part. grudger; pres. part. grudging)

To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct and indirect objects. "Tis not in thee To grudge my pleasures, to cut off my train." "I have often heard the Presbyterians say, they did not grudge us our employments." "They have grudged us contribution."

To hold or harbor with malicious disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously. (Obs.) "Perish they That grudge one thought against your majesty!"

Grudge v. i.

To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant. "Grudge not one against another." "He eats his meat without grudging."

To feel compunction or grief. (Obs.)

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Etymology of 'Grudge'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Grudge" Quotes from Famous Books

... you needn't look so cross. You know I was hard put to it w'en I sent you aboord the 'Fair Nancy,' and you shouldn't ought to owe me a grudge for puttin' ye in the way o' makin' ...

— Freaks on the Fells - Three Months' Rustication • R.M. Ballantyne

... have the greatest confidence in Maria Lady Rowndell's taste, and certainly I bear no grudge. I may be able to arrange something. ...

— Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days • Arnold Bennett

... who have reason to hate you as I do; people whom you have pursued as you have pursued me; those whom you have sent to prison; those whose careers you have interrupted; those you have threatened; and those who have cause for holding a grudge against you. ...

— A Woman at Bay - A Fiend in Skirts • Nicholas Carter

... good as those which we are daily making. It is ridiculous enough to see strangers coming here to purchase old swords, the greater part of which are mere rubbish, and never made at Toledo, yet for such they will give a large price, whilst they would grudge two dollars for this jewel, which was made but yesterday"; thereupon putting into my hand a middle-sized rapier. "Your worship," said they, "seems to have a strong arm, prove its temper against the stone wall;— thrust ...

— The Bible in Spain • George Borrow

... recognised that he was a dependent part of a vast and complicated system. If he, Vincent Hardy, was a bad hat, who was to blame for it? Obviously, civilisation for providing him with temptation, and society for supplying encouragement. As a consequence he owed both civilisation and society a grudge. ...

— Audrey Craven • May Sinclair

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