Grudge /(grŭj)/

imp. & p. p. Grudger; p. pr. & vb. n. Grudging

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.

   Tis not in thee To grudge my pleasures, to cut off my train.

   I have often heard the Presbyterians say, they did not grudge us our employments.

   They have grudged us contribution.

2. To hold or harbor with malicious disposition or purpose; to cherish enviously. [Obs.]

   Perish they That grudge one thought against your majesty !

1. To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur; to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.

   Grudge not one against another.

   He eats his meat without grudging.

2. To feel compunction or grief. [Obs.]

1. Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.

   Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and enmity against his brother Jacob.

   The feeling may not be envy; it may not be imbittered by a grudge.

2. Slight symptom of disease. [Obs.]

   Our shaken monarchy, that now lies . . . struggling against the grudges of more dreaded calamities.