[ UK /ɡɹˈʌd‍ʒ/ ]
[ US /ˈɡɹədʒ/ ]
VERB
  1. accept or admit unwillingly
  2. bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings
NOUN
  1. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
    holding a grudge
    settling a score
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How To Use grudge In A Sentence

  • I didn't really like this new Annabelle at all: she wasn't her old friendly self, she was hostile, brash and rude and she clearly held a large grudge towards me.
  • It's a world where dinosaurs are your next door neighbours, and where some of the most famous feuds in history where actually territorial disputes between apatosaurs bearing grudges... Susanna Clarke in the NY Times
  • The Ring made watching the video scary, and The Grudge… well, try walking into a dark room after you've seen it.
  • People with a political grudge couldn’t stop themselves from hyping it into something sinister or, at best, evidence of duncery. Damn them « BuzzMachine
  • Certainly, you can confront the transgressor, contemplate revenge, or hold a grudge forever.
  • If a certain amount of begrudgery is the unavoidable product of such a position of eminence, it is neither fair nor perceptive.
  • He hasn't grudged Andy a moment of his time in the spotlight but has been desperate for a taste of it of his own.
  • They say reporting suspected illegals over the Web will result in people being mistakenly fingered, or let people with a grudge turn in innocent victims.
  • This is something of a grudge match against a long-term enemy.
  • Some are happy to go round alone while others use golf to settle grudges with colleagues. The Sun
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