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Grudging vs Begrudging - What's the difference?

grudging | begrudging |

As adjectives the difference between grudging and begrudging

is that grudging is unwilling or with reluctance while begrudging is envious.

As verbs the difference between grudging and begrudging

is that grudging is present participle of lang=en while begrudging is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun grudging

is the state of bearing a grudge.

grudging

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unwilling or with reluctance.
    • her grudging acceptance that her rival deserved the award

    Derived terms

    * grudgingly

    Related terms

    * grudge * grudger

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The state of bearing a grudge.
  • * 1806 , Matthew Henry, An Exposition of All the Books of the Old and New Testaments
    • Fretfulness and discontent expose us to the just judgment of God; and we bring more calamities upon ourselves, by our murmuring, distrustful, envious groans and grudgings against one another, than we are aware of

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    begrudging

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • envious
  • reluctant

    • Derived terms

    * begrudgingly