GRUDGE
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Grudge (grŭj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grudger (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Grudging.] [OE. grutchen, gruchen, grochen, to murmur, grumble, OF. grochier, grouchier, grocier, groucier; cf. Icel. krytja to murmur, krutr a murmur, or E. grunt.] 1. 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.
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Tis not in thee To grudge my pleasures, to cut off my train.
Shak.
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I have often heard the Presbyterians say, they did not grudge us our employments.
Swift.
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They have grudged us contribution.
Shak.
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2. To hold or harbor with malicious disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously. [Obs.]
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Perish they
That grudge one thought against your majesty !
Shak.
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Grudge (?), v. i. 1. To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.
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Grudge not one against another.
James v. 9.
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He eats his meat without grudging.
Shak.
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2. To feel compunction or grief. [Obs.] Bp. Fisher.
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Grudge, n. 1. Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.
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Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and enmity against his brother Jacob.
South.
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The feeling may not be envy; it may not be imbittered by a grudge.
I. Taylor.
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2. Slight symptom of disease. [Obs.]
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Our shaken monarchy, that now lies . . . struggling against the grudges of more dreaded calamities.
Milton.
Syn. -- Pique; aversion; dislike; ill will; hatred; spite. See Pique.
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