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
Example sentences :
  • "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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