Antonyms for grudging
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : gruhj-ing |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgrʌdʒ ɪŋ |
Definition of grudging
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.
- verb feel resentful; give unwillingly
- "He's a loyal kid, at that," Burke commented, with a grudging admiration.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Also there was a grudging note of admiration in his voice when he next spoke.
- Extract from : « Mary-'Gusta » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- And if Nature had been grudging with him, his father was not more kind.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- I reared you to the best of my powers, grudging neither pains nor expense.
- Extract from : « The Gods are Athirst » by Anatole France
- Then you're no grudging us the loss of six lambs, Mr. Clark.
- Extract from : « The Story of Wool » by Sara Ware Bassett
- Ask her to bear corn or pasture flocks, and she will be miserly and grudging.
- Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
- "Not any more than she can help, I suppose," was the grudging reply.
- Extract from : « Jewel » by Clara Louise Burnham
- The administrator was slow and grudging in sending his remittances.
- Extract from : « The Dead Command » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
- "It is the child you want—not me," he said, with grudging reproach.
- Extract from : « A Sheaf of Corn » by Mary E. Mann
- Miss Fennimore was far more concerned than if the submission had been grudging.
- Extract from : « Hopes and Fears » by Charlotte M. Yonge
Synonyms for grudging
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