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Meanings of grudging in inglés

Petty or reluctant in giving or spending.

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Examples for "niggardly"
Examples for "niggardly"
1
A niggardly purse in the pocket becomes a thorn in the side.
Levels of Living / Essays on Everyday Ideals
2
The Creator does not administer the universe on so niggardly a plan.
Miss Ludington's Sister
3
And further, son of Jahdai, be niggardly in nothing concerning our Lael.
The Prince of India; Or, Why Constantinople Fell — Volume 01
4
The italics emphasize our own feeling with regard to this niggardly arrangement.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 12, 1919
5
Profuse to many unworthy applicants, the Ministers were niggardly to him alone.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
Usage of grudging in inglés
1
You can come in for a bit.' A grudging invitation at best.
Book of lost threads
2
He has the grudging respect of every faction in the National Assembly.
The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
3
Queer youth don't have even that grudging level of mainstream acceptance, yet.
Wired
4
But the response of the political establishment has been slow and grudging.
The Irish Times
5
As apologies went it settled somewhere on the wrong side of grudging.
Lockdown
6
Perhaps not in harmony, but at least with grudging respect, it seems.
The Irish Times
7
Throughout, the young woman hadn't flinched, and Pon-lor felt a grudging admiration.
Blood and Bone
8
What continued to earn Jeb grudging respect was his seriousness about policy.
NY Magazine
9
But Mr Smith has survived on the strength of a grudging apology.
The Irish Times
10
The question had to be repeated before Edward gave his grudging answer.
King Coal : a Novel
11
In the end, they'd both earned a grudging respect for each other.
The frailty of flesh
12
With grudging admiration Shane gave her points for standing up to him.
Heart of gold
13
His expression started by being exasperated and ended by betraying grudging admiration.
Lone Star Planet
14
A grin writhed onto his face, and broke into sudden grudging laughter.
Police Your Planet
15
The other owls peered at James with a mixture of grudging anticipation.
James Potter and the Morrigan Web
16
You know very well I am far from grudging you anything, dear.
New Grub Street
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Grudging through the time
Grudging across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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