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What is another word for grudging?

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Adjective

Unwilling or with reluctance

Predisposed against giving or sharing

Feeling or showing envy

(of a person or their behaviour) Full of malice or spite

Unduly concerned with trivial matters, especially in a small-minded or spiteful way

Feeling or expressing resentment, disappointment, or anger

Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment

Done against someone's will

Unnatural, artificial or contrived in nature

Noun

A feeling of discontent or resentment at someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck

Verb

Present participle for to feel resentful, especially that (someone) has achieved (something)

Present participle for to resent or envy the success or possessions of

Present participle for to give (something) resentfully, unwillingly or sparingly

Present participle for to deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone)

Present participle for be very economical or mean about spending or providing something

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Unwilling or with reluctance

with a chip on your shoulder

with chip on shoulder

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

as cross as two sticks

smouldering^UK

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

smoldering^US

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Adjective

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Predisposed against giving or sharing

economizing^US

economising^UK

meagre^UK

meager^US

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Adjective

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Feeling or showing envy

eating one's heart out

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(of a person or their behaviour) Full of malice or spite

accidentally on purpose

ill-humored^US

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

thirsting for revenge

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

having got out of bed on the wrong side

as cross as two sticks

like a bear with a sore head

having got out of bed the wrong side

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Adjective

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Unduly concerned with trivial matters, especially in a small-minded or spiteful way

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Adjective

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Feeling or expressing resentment, disappointment, or anger

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

having got out of bed on the wrong side

having got out of bed the wrong side

antagonized^US

dishonored^US

with chip on shoulder

dishonoured^UK

antagonised^UK

with a chip on your shoulder

on the warpath

at daggers drawn

fit to be tied

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Adjective

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Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment

snivelling^UK

sniveling^US

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

cavilling^UK

with a chip on your shoulder

caviling^US

having got out of bed on the wrong side

short-tempered

out of sorts

hard done by

as cross as two sticks

carrying a chip on your shoulder

fed up to the back teeth

victimised^UK

victimized^US

undeceived

with chip on shoulder

criticizing^US

having got out of bed the wrong side

criticising^UK

have had a basinful of

have had it up to here with

have had something up to here

baulked^UK

balked^US

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

with all guns blazing

in a bate

beside yourself with rage

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

scandalized^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

scandalised^UK

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Done against someone's will

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Adjective

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Unnatural, artificial or contrived in nature

phoney^UK

phony^US

laboured^UK

labored^US

to all intents and purposes

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Noun

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A feeling of discontent or resentment at someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck

Verb

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Present participle for to feel resentful, especially that (someone) has achieved (something)

“We should not grudge those who, by their luck or a little palm-greasing, are able to hold down two full-time jobs at the same time.”

Verb

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Present participle for to resent or envy the success or possessions of

eating your heart out

“I can hardly grudge his high income, knowing how much he has to pay in taxes.”

Verb

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Present participle for to give (something) resentfully, unwillingly or sparingly

feeling aggrieved about

having hard feelings about

bearing a grudge about

“There are poor people and sick people about here who will tell you that they have never known your brother grudge his time to them.”

Verb

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Present participle for to deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone)

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Present participle for be very economical or mean about spending or providing something

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