grudge

Other forms of grudge

plural

grudges·

past tense

grudged·

present participle

grudging·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about grudge

What does grudge mean?

grudge means "bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in grudge?

grudge has 1 syllable: grudge. In IPA it is /ˈɡɹʌdʒ/.

What is another word for grudge?

Close synonyms include stew, score, grievance. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is grudge a common word?

grudge is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with grudge?

1 word rhymes with grudge. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.