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Past tense for to resentfully wish that someone did not have something
envied
resented
resent
grudged
coveted
ate your heart out
eaten your heart out
minded
disliked
hated
objected to
felt aggrieved about
felt aggrieved at
frowned at
felt bitter about
harboured a grudge against
felt bitter
felt envious of
harbored a grudge
felt sore
harboured a grudge about
not liked
beared a grudge about
had hard feelings about
felt aggrieved
felt jealous of
had hard feelings
railed against
taken offence
took offence
taken exception to
took exception to
taken umbrage at
took umbrage at
taken something amiss
got nose out of joint
gotten nose out of joint
took umbrage
taken amiss to
taken umbrage
taken exception
shown antipathy towards
taken offense
took something ill
took offence at
taken something ill
took as an insult
took offense
took amiss to
showed antipathy towards
taken offence at
taken as an insult
took exception
took something amiss
beared a grudge
“I'm always conscious that some people will begrudge me this carefree lifestyle because I am on a sole parent's pension.”
Verb
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Past tense for to give reluctantly, resentfully or sparingly
resented
resent
grudged
minded
regretted
pinched
stinted
objected to
felt aggrieved about
took exception to
taken exception to
felt bitter about
beared a grudge about
gave reluctantly
given reluctantly
gave resentfully
given resentfully
gave stingily
given stingily
gave stintingly
given stintingly
gave unwillingly
given unwillingly
had hard feelings about
loathed
complained about
held against
“I spend a lot of money on them; I don't begrudge a penny of it.”
Verb
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Past tense for to refuse or be unwilling to allow or grant
denied
rejected
declined
refused
disapproved
disallowed
negatived
dismissed
nixed
reprobated
rebuffed
vetoed
withheld
withholden
blocked
prohibited
forbid
forbade
forbidden
interdicted
negated
prevented
revoked
banned
repulsed
forwent
forgone
precluded
excluded
restrained
tabooed
turned down
ruled out
knocked back
said no to
gave the thumbs down to
given the thumbs down to
gave the red light to
given the red light to
gave the brush-off to
given the brush-off to
enjoined from
stood in the way
turned thumbs down
Verb
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Past tense for to have a strong desire for
coveted
desired
wanted
craved
fancied
envied
desiderated
hankered
chose
chosen
longed for
yearned for
wished for
hankered after
hungered for
thirsted for
pined for
hankered for
itched for
yenned for
aspired to
ached for
lusted after
sighed for
set one's heart on
repined for
dreamt of
died for
hungered after
salivated for
spoiled for
spoilt for
had your eye on
jonesed for
panted after
panted for
burned for
lusted for
had hots for
had designs on
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be grounds for
be grounded on
be grounded in
be grounded
be grossed out by
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