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begrudge

view main entry for begrudgeverb [transitive]  /bɪˈɡrʌdʒ/ 
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begrudging

adjective

begrudgingly

adverb
begrudgingly adverbJealous and envious: jealous, envious, covetous, possessive, the grass is (always) greener on the other side, jealously, begrudging

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