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  • present participle of grudge.
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grudging

[gruhj-ing] / ˈgrʌdʒ ɪŋ /


























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She bribes the boys with ice cream so they’ll indulge her road trips into butterfly country, and even then, compliance is sometimes grudging.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The strikes have drawn grudging recognition from Russian military analysts.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

A "grudging" acknowledgment that he had handled the UK's response to the Iran war well had been soured by the Lord Mandelson saga, they said.

From BBC ● May 7, 2026

I don’t know if the government’s grudging confession of error played a role in the full court’s decision.

From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2025

Sometimes the effort was grudging or minimal, but the vacant reaches in the human tale slowly contracted.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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