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present participle of begrudge.

begrudging

ADJECTIVE

bitter

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acrimonious biting caustic fierce hateful intense rancorous resentful severe sour stinging vitriolic

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alienated divided embittered freezing sore

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antagonistic crabby irreconcilable morose sardonic sullen virulent with chip on shoulder

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calm friendly kind mild nice pleasant sweet

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agreeable bland content genial good helping wonderful

ADJECTIVE

dissatisfied

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discontented

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annoyed bothered complaining disaffected disappointed disgruntled displeased fretting frustrated griping grudging grumbling irked jaundiced kvetching offended sniveling unhappy vexed

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crabby critical ennuied envious faultfinding fed-up fretful grumpy insatiable jealous malcontent malcontented not happy not satisfied picky plaintive put out querulous sulky sullen unappeased unassuaged unfulfilled ungratified unsated unsatisfied

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contented happy pleased satisfied

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fulfilled gratified

ADJECTIVE

envious

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distrustful greedy suspicious watchful

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appetent aspiring coveting covetous craving desiring desirous fain grasping green with envy green-eyed grudging hankering invidious jaundiced longing for malicious spiteful umbrageous wishful yearning

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comfortable content kind pleased unenvious

ADJECTIVE

forced

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compelled contrived enforced involuntary mandatory unwilling

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affected binding bound coerced conscripted constrained grudging labored slave

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artificial coercive factitious false inflexible insincere obligatory peremptory rigid stiff stringent unnatural wooden

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voluntary

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noncompulsory spontaneous unforced

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involuntary

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compulsory forced spontaneous uncontrolled unintentional

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automatic blind conditioned grudging habitual impulsive instinctive instinctual knee-jerk obligatory reflex reflexive reluctant uncalculated unconscious unintended unmeditated unpremeditated unprompted unthinking unwilling unwitting will-less

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deliberate intended planned voluntary

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conscious intentional unforced

ADJECTIVE

jealous

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anxious apprehensive attentive envious intolerant possessive protective resentful skeptical suspicious

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covetous demanding doubting emulous envying grabby grasping green-eyed grudging guarded invidious jaundiced mistrustful monopolizing possessory questioning rival solicitous vigilant watchful zealous

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calm content undoubting unworried

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satisfied trusting unresentful

ADJECTIVE

unwilling

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afraid averse compelled evasive forced loath reluctant resistant unenthusiastic

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against against the grain backward contrary demurring disinclined disobliging grudging hesitating indisposed indocile involuntary laggard malcontent opposed recalcitrant refractory remiss shrinking shy slack slow unaccommodating uncheerful uncooperative uneager uninclined unobliging unready unwishful wayward

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eager enthusiastic ready willing

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prepared

NOUN

jealousy

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grudge resentment

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covetousness enviousness spite

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backbiting evil eye green-eyed monster grudgingness jaundiced eye resentfulness

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The crowd, which greeted Paul with boos before settling into sullen, begrudging applause when prodded, is fully prepared for a distraction.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2026

But there are also other familiar faces including John C. McGinley as J.D.’s begrudging mentor Dr. Cox and Judy Reyes as nurse Carla, who also happens to be Turk’s wife.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Refusing, he drags a begrudging, living, Wolverine into his timeline in a bid to save the day.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2024

And the stinginess of their generosity, their snark and begrudging were a bummer.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2023

A champion of champions who would not eat frankfurters or fries from the hand of a begrudging host.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri

begrudging

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