grudging

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgrʌdʒɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈgrʌdʒɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gruj′ing)

From the verb grudge: (⇒ conjugate)
grudging is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
grudging adj (reluctant)reticente adj mf
  de mala gana loc adj
  poco entusiasta loc adj
  a regañadientes loc adj
 With a grudging look, Lena reluctantly agreed to go with them.
 Con una mirada reticente, Lena aceptó ir con ellos de mala gana.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
grudge n (resentment)resentimiento nm
  rencor nm
 Tom can really hold a grudge.
 Tom guarda resentimiento.
grudge [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr (resent)envidiar⇒ vtr
 My brother, whose business has folded, really grudges me my success.
 Jamie grudged her best friend every date she went on where she had to spend the evening alone.
 Mi hermano, cuyo negoció fracasó, envidia mi éxito. // Jamie envidia las citas que tiene su mejor amiga mientras ella pasa la tarde sola.
grudge [sth]⇒ vtr (be resentful about)estar resentido v cop + loc adv
  tener rencor por loc verb
 The bored housewife grudged every hour she spent cleaning and cooking.
 La aburrida ama de casa estaba resentida por cada hora que pasaba limpiando y cocinando.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
grudge | grudging
InglésEspañol
bear a grudge v expr (be resentful)estar resentido, tener rencor, guardar rencor loc verb
 Despite the cruel way her brother treated her, Sally has never borne a grudge.
bear a grudge against [sb] v expr (be resentful)ser resentido, estar resentido loc verb
 Fred bore a grudge against his brothers.
bear a grudge against [sb] for [sth] v expr (be resentful)ser rencoroso, estar rencoroso loc verb
 Julie bears a grudge against her neighbour for cutting down a hedge that was actually on Julie's property.
grudge match n (game: to settle a grievance) (partido, juegos)revancha nf
 Clearly, they set this game up as a grudge match following last year's disputed result.
 Claramente plantearon el partido como una revancha después del resultado del año pasado.
hold a grudge v expr (be resentful)guardar rencor loc verb
 It was unfair that she was chosen instead of me, but I'm not one to hold a grudge.
 Fue injusto que la eligieran a ella y no a mí, pero no le voy a guardar rencor.
hold a grudge against [sb] v expr (resent: [sb])guardar rencor loc verb
  tenérsela jurada loc verb
 Peter holds a grudge against his co-worker, who received the promotion that Peter was hoping for.
 Peter le guarda rencor a su compañero, que recibió el ascenso que Peter estaba esperando.
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