GRUDGE


Meaning of GRUDGE in English

n. & v.

--n. a persistent feeling of ill will or resentment, esp. one due to an insult or injury (bears a grudge against me).

--v.tr.

1. be resentfully unwilling to give, grant, or allow (a thing).

2 (foll. by verbal noun or to + infin.) be reluctant to do (a thing) (grudged paying so much).

Derivatives:

grudger n.

Etymology: ME grutch f. OF grouchier murmur, of unkn. orig.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.