grudge
noun
a feeling of ill will or resentment.
was grudging
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past progressiveof grudge.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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My entry into the world of wearable fitness, as with much new technology, was grudging, fitful and ultimately all consuming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026
Even his mild critique of the crowd was grudging and came only after hours of resistance.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022
But the admission, in which Baron used the vague pronoun "we," was grudging.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2021
Approval was grudging; the critic Helen Vendler called him “a lesser Eliot” writing “elusive pallors”.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 25, 2019
Sometimes the effort was grudging or minimal, but the vacant reaches in the human tale slowly contracted.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
