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grudge

/ɡɹʌd͡ʒ/ verb C2
  1. To be unwilling to give or allow (someone something).

He/she/it grudges · Past grudged · Past participle grudged · -ing form grudging

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Verb forms

Base form
grudge
He/she/it
grudges
Past
grudged
Past participle
grudged
-ing form
grudging

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He may have been a common burglar, or he may have had some private grudge against Mr.
The Valley of Fear, p. 42 · C1
Douglas has spent most of his life in America, and this shotgun seems to be an American weapon, it would seem that the private grudge is the more likely theory.
The Valley of Fear, p. 42 · C1
A FARMER, who bore a grudge against a Fox for robbing his poultry yard, caught him at last, and being determined to take an ample revenge, tied some rope well soaked in oil to his tail, and set it on fire.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 52 · B2
I grudged to lose the money.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 62 · B2

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