begrudge (verb)

  • 21envy — I. noun (plural envies) Etymology: Middle English envie, from Anglo French, from Latin invidia, from invidus envious, from invidēre to look askance at, envy, from in + vidēre to see more at wit Date: 13th century 1. painful or resentful awareness …

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  • 22en´vy|ing|ly — en|vy «EHN vee», noun, plural vies, verb, vied, vy|ing. –n. 1. discontent or ill will at another s good fortune because one wishes it had been his; dislike for a person who has what one wants: »Some boys were full of envy when they saw my new… …

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  • 23en|vy — «EHN vee», noun, plural vies, verb, vied, vy|ing. –n. 1. discontent or ill will at another s good fortune because one wishes it had been his; dislike for a person who has what one wants: »Some boys were full of envy when they saw my new bicycle,… …

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  • 24grutch — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English grucchen Date: 14th century obsolete begrudge …

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  • 25grudge — 1. noun /ɡɹʌdʒ/ Deep seated animosity or ill feeling about something or someone. to hold a grudge against someone See Also: grudge match 2. verb /ɡɹʌdʒ/ To be unwilling to give or allo …

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  • 26withhold — I verb abstain, begrudge, block, censor, check, comprimere, conceal, constrain, curb, debar, deny, disallow, forbear, forbid, hide, hinder, hold, hold back, hold in, hold out, hush up, inhibit, keep, keep back, keep in, keep secret, muzzle,… …

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  • 27covet — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. desire, long for, crave, want, envy. See jealousy. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deSire, envy, wish for; see envy , want 1 . See Synonym Study at envy . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) v …

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  • 28grudge — grudge1 [ grʌdʒ ] noun count a feeling of anger toward someone because they have done something to you that does not seem right or fair: There s a whole list of people who might bear a grudge against him. grudge grudge 2 [ grʌdʒ ] verb transitive …

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  • 29grudge — (v.) mid 15c., to murmur, complain, variant of GRUTCH (Cf. grutch). Meaning to begrudge is c.1500. Related: Grudged; grudges; grudging; grudgingly. The noun is mid 15c., from the verb …

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  • 30grudge — 1 noun (C) 1 a feeling of anger or dislike you have for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you (+ against): He s had a grudge against Bob ever since he was promoted. | bear (sb) a grudge (=continue to have a grudge) 2 grudge… …

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