Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

begrudge

/bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: be-grudge
IPA: /bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.

verb

To be reluctant.

verb

To give reluctantly.

Example Sentences

"Okay, then, next time you go and leave me stay here. See if I begrudge you a little fun."
"“Trial’ll probably be Monday. You can keep him one night, can’t you? I don’t think anybody in Maycomb’ll begrudge me a client, with times this hard.”"
"A defeat would have been harsh on the Gunners, especially after an improved rearguard action in the second half, but few could begrudge the German side a point from a match they dominated for long spells."

Etymology

From Middle English bigrucchen (“to grumble at”), equivalent to be- (“at, about, over”) + grudge. Compare also English begrouch.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bigrucchen

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/
British English: /bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/

Inflected Forms

begrudges (present, singular) begrudging (participle, present) begrudged (participle, past) begrudged (past)

Derived Forms

begrudgement begrudger begrudgery begrudging

Synonyms

resent envy

Rhymes With

judge fudge grudge budge sludge nudge smudge drudge trudge misjudge mudge rudge

Questions

How do you pronounce begrudge?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈɡɹʌd͡ʒ/.
What does begrudge mean?: To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.
Where does begrudge come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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