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grudging [ˈgrʌdʒıŋ] ADJ

grudging
grudging
a grudging consent
▶ grudging ADV

II . grudge [grʌdʒ] VB intr

Usage examples with grudging

a grudging consent

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Historically, the rivalry's most distinguishing quality had been the grudging respect and appreciation between the two tradition-rich programs.
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Understandable in terms of the authors real-life situation, but unsettling when allied to a persistently grudging quality in the fiction.
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As one grudging supporter admits, there is much in this book that is disputable.
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A common theme is the grudging realization by the characters that they are well into adulthood and need to grow up.
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They were however quite effective as a team, and the two slowly came to a grudging respect between them; later on they became lovers.
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However, the two eventually develop a grudging level of friendship and respect after being forced through a series of trials and adventures together.
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Enemy is a strong word, and emotions associated with the enemy would include anger, hatred, frustration, envy, jealousy, fear, distrust, and possibly grudging respect.
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Both of them begin to have a grudging respect for the other.
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Eventually, they begin to have a grudging respect for each other.
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But his tone was still grudging and prickly.
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