Standard Lemma guide

begrudging

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -ʌdʒɪŋ

1

adj

Meaning 1

grudgeful, envious

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

reluctant

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of begrudge

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: pikkumainen — grudgeful
  • German: missgönnend — grudgeful
  • German: gehässig — grudgeful
  • German: grollend — grudgeful
  • German: grummelnd — grudgeful
  • Japanese: 怨めしい (urameshii) — grudgeful
  • Spanish: malvado — grudgeful
  • Czech: neochotný — reluctant
  • Czech: zdráhající se — reluctant
  • German: widerstrebend — reluctant
  • German: widerwillig — reluctant
  • German: zähneknirschend — reluctant