grudging
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grudg·ing
(grŭj′ĭng)adj.
Reluctant; unwilling.
grudg′ing·ly adv.
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grudg•ing
(ˈgrʌdʒ ɪŋ)adj.
displaying reluctance or unwillingness: grudging acceptance.
[1375–1425]
grudg′ing•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | grudging - of especially an attitude; "gave grudging consent"; "grudging acceptance of his opponent's victory" unwilling - not disposed or inclined toward; "an unwilling assistant"; "unwilling to face facts" |
| 2. | grudging - petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip" stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
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grudging
adjective reluctant, unwilling, hesitant, unenthusiastic, half-hearted He even earned his opponent's grudging respect.
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Translations
بِتذَمُّر، مُكْرَهٌ عَلى
nepřejícízávistivý
modvilligmostræbende
kelletlen
tregur
grudging
[ˈgrʌdʒɪŋ] ADJ [attitude, praise] → reticentehe earned the grudging admiration/respect of his rivals → se ganó, aunque con reticencias, el respeto/la admiración de sus rivales
she gave us a grudging apology → se disculpó de mala gana or a regañadientes
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
grudging
[ˈgrʌdʒɪŋ] adj (= reluctant) [respect, acceptance, admiration, approval] → accordé(e) à contre-cœurCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
grudging
adj respect, admiration, consent, approval, support → widerwillig; attitude → unwillig; applause → sparsam; apology → widerwillig gegeben; we have a grudging attitude to spending money → es widerstrebt uns, Geld auszugeben; to do something in a grudging way → etw nur widerwillig tun; he was grudging about her talent → er nahm ihr Talent nur widerwillig zur Kenntnis; to be grudging in one’s support for something → etw nur widerwillig unterstützen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
grudging
[ˈgrʌdʒɪŋ] adj (praise, respect) → dato/a a malincuoreshe gave him her grudging support → gli ha dato a malincuore il suo appoggio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
grudge
(gradʒ) verb1. to be unwilling to do, give etc; to do, give etc unwillingly. I grudge wasting time on this, but I suppose I'll have to do it; She grudges the dog even the little food she gives it.
2. to feel resentment against (someone) for. I grudge him his success.
noun a feeling of anger etc. He has a grudge against me.
ˈgrudging adjective said, done etc unwillingly. grudging admiration.
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