begrudges
Gives with reluctance
Begrudges is the third-person singular form of begrudge, meaning to resent someone else's good fortune or to give or allow something reluctantly.
If you begrudge someone their success, you feel envious or resentful of what they have achieved.
She begrudges him every moment of happiness.
The word also applies to reluctant giving: He begrudges every dollar spent on repairs.
The feeling implied is one of stingy, sour unwillingness.
Feels bitter toward
- scornsRegards with contempt
- despisesFeels intense aversion toward
- dislikesMild negative feelings
- detestsIntensely dislikes
loathes · malice · spite · animosity · antipathy · bitterness · rancor · ill-will
Refuses to release
- stintsBounded work periods
- deniesDeclares something untrue
- refusesDeclines to accept
- sparesBackup items kept available
gives · concedes · yields · grants · allows · permits · unwilling · loath
resents
Feels bitter toward
detests · loathes · malice · spite · animosity · antipathy · bitterness · rancor · ill-will · venom
withholds
Refuses to release
spares · gives · concedes · yields · grants · allows · permits · unwilling · loath · hesitant
covets
Desires enviously
craves · wants · eyes · greedy · jealous · covetous · green-eyed · invidious · desirous · wistful
resents
Feels bitter toward
smolders · broods · stews · fumes · chafes · bristles · rankles · galls · nettles · irks
begrudgescelebrates
Honors with festivities
applauds · cheers · welcomes · embraces · wishes well
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