Antonyms for grudge

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : gruhj

Phonetic Transcription : grʌdʒ

Definition of grudge

Origin : mid-15c., "to murmur, complain," variant of grutch. Meaning "to begrudge" is c.1500. Related: Grudged; grudges; grudging; grudgingly. The noun is mid-15c., from the verb.

noun hard feelings
verb feel resentful; give unwillingly

Example sentences :

And in that day we must not grudge children their share of it.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw

It was you who had the grudge, you snake-souled rogue, and it was you who gave the false witness.
Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

The young man I speak of does not want friends, who will not grudge the money.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

I bore her no grudge—who could bear soft-eyed, laughing, yet tragic Biddy a grudge?
Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson

Girls, don't ever grudge the time you spend in learning to cook nicely.
Extract from : « The Green Satin Gown » by Laura E. Richards

"You know, I owe you a grudge," he said, interrupting Barroux.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

I do not mind about the man's abuse; but I confess I grudge my twopence.
Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various

Percy Roden was one of those men who have a grudge against the world.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

Should I grudge anything to take the weight of the sin, or the wrong to others, off you?
Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald

The family did not understand why she continued to bear a grudge against the hatter.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for grudge

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