Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bear a grudge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: bear a -grudge
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of hold a grudge.

Example Sentences

"Barlow, 73, bears no grudge that she spent decades being neglected by both commercial and public galleries."

Inflected Forms

bears a grudge (present, singular) bearing a grudge (participle, present) bore a grudge (past) borne a grudge (participle, past)

Synonyms

hold a grudge

Questions

What does bear a grudge mean?: Synonym of hold a grudge.

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