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I don't begrudge her making a profit, but this is unreasonable.begrudge = resent (feel bitter about)
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She begrudges every dollar she spends.begrudges = gives up unwillingly
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I don't begrudge her success. She's earned it.begrudge = resent
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I don't think anybody in Maycomb'll begrudge me a client, with times this hard. (source)
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With ill-concealed resentment at him: Do you begrudge my bed, uncle? (source)begrudge = give unwillingly
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who wouldn't begrudge the loss of that sweet day? (source)begrudge = resent (wish it had not been lost)
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Granpa didn't begrudge the money. (source)begrudge = give unwillingly
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Laila begrudged whoever had gotten to sit behind her daughter, to flip sections of her hair one over the other, had asked her to sit still.† (source)begrudged = resented; or gave unwillingly
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"The story was written by a Prussian," said the German, as he begrudgingly lifted his drink.† (source)begrudgingly = in a resentful manner; or giving unwillingly
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I left the shop wearing a pair of rubber boots so large my sneakers fit inside and so heavy it was difficult to keep up with my begrudging guide.† (source)begrudging = resenting; or giving unwillingly
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No one begrudges you another poodle.† (source)begrudges = resents; or gives unwillingly
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Oh, no, says Mam, they won't disagree and they won't step outside, that bunch of tinkers and knackers and begrudgers that hang around the pubs.† (source)begrudgers = people who resent or give unwillingly
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That's what you are an' a feckin' begrudger too with your feckin' sangwidge an' your feckin' Sacred Heart of Jesus on the wall an' your feckin' holy water.† (source)begrudger = someone who resents or gives unwillingly
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Paper is falling again, crushed traffic tickets and field-stripped cigarettes and work from the office and scorecards in the shape of airplanes, windblown and mostly white, and Pafko walks back to his position and alters stride to kick a soda cup lightly and the gesture functions as a form of recognition, a hint of some concordant force between players and fans, the way he nudges the white cup, it's a little onside boot, completely unbegrudging—a sign of respect for the sly contrivances of the game, the patterns that are undivinable.† (source)unbegrudging = without resentmentstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unbegrudging means not and reverses the meaning of begrudging. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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I know that I deserve my punishment. I do not begrudge it. (source)begrudge = resent
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I may have begrudged her my father's attention, but I respected her way of handling things.† (source)begrudged = resented; or gave unwillingly
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