begrudged

VERB

wish that someone did not have

Synonyms

STRONGEST

envy

STRONG

covet grudge pinch resent stint

WEAK

be jealous be reluctant be stingy eat one's heart out

Antonyms

STRONG

be generous give

Example Sentences

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I envied then the favored breeze That dallied with your flowing hair, Begrudged the songsters in the trees And longed to be a flow'ret fair— Some favorite blossom like heartease— Within your miniature parterre.

From Poems Vol. IV by Howard, Hattie