begrudge
verb (used with object)
to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone).
is begrudging
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present progressiveof begrudge (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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It’s a shame that your spouse won’t back you up, but if the best they can offer you is begrudging “permission” to be the bad guy, go ahead and be the bad guy.
From Slate ● Dec. 12, 2020
These wedding days are filled with love, the giddy kind of fresh love that looks great on camera, rather than the love that is begrudging, sore-hearted or enduring “in spite of everything”.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2019
Nobody is begrudging Cooper the content of her questions—after all, it was Miller who brought up his brother.
From Slate ● Feb. 17, 2014
The poet laureateship may be a title in name only, but certainly no one is begrudging Warren's selection.
From Time Magazine Archive
