begrudge
verb (used with object)
to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone).
had been begrudging
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past perfect progressiveof begrudge.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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They had given him reciprocal greetings but they had been begrudging utterances of asperity and dismissal.
From An Apostate: Nawin of Thais by Steven (Steven David Justin) Sills
