begrudge

Verb

Verb Forms: begrudged, begrudging, begrudges

To envy someone's possession or enjoyment of something.
be envious of; set one's heart on
wish ill or allow unwillingly
To grudge about or over; be envious or covetous.
To be reluctant.
To give reluctantly.

Examples

I begrudge him that triple-word score, but it was a great play.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English bigrucchen (“to grumble at”), equivalent to be- (“at, about, over”) + grudge. Compare also English begrouch.

Synonyms

envy, resent

Antonyms

wish

Scrabble Score: 13

begrudge: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
begrudge: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
begrudge: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

begrudge: valid Words With Friends Word