Definition of grudgingly in English:
grudgingly
adverb ˈɡrʌdʒɪŋliˈɡrədʒɪŋli
In a reluctant or resentful manner.
I grudgingly accepted his apology
Example sentencesExamples
- Even Mozart and Mahler were accepted abroad before they were grudgingly then ecstatically received at home.
- The servants continue to hover disdainfully on the sidelines, grudgingly carrying out the master's orders.
- Over the next couple of days, he grudgingly repairs the fence and begins to make the acquaintance of the odd old lady.
- Ritchie grudgingly admits that some of the problems are due to technology's greater role in the music industry.
- The deal worked and Scout grudgingly went to school.
- The acceptance of distance education has occurred somewhat grudgingly by traditional colleges and universities.
- Grudgingly I have had to admit that each of us is more complicated than our "labels" would imply.
- Hitchcock seems more interested in his Dover sole than in the girl but grudgingly answers her questions.
- His self-assured yet humble presence was fascinating, and I had to grudgingly admit later that I enjoyed watching him play.
- Its popularity with the public was, to some extent, matched by a grudgingly positive response from the critics.
Definition of grudgingly in US English:
grudgingly
adverbˈɡrədʒɪŋliˈɡrəjiNGlē
In a reluctant or resentful manner.
I grudgingly accepted his apology
Example sentencesExamples
- His self-assured yet humble presence was fascinating, and I had to grudgingly admit later that I enjoyed watching him play.
- Over the next couple of days, he grudgingly repairs the fence and begins to make the acquaintance of the odd old lady.
- Even Mozart and Mahler were accepted abroad before they were grudgingly then ecstatically received at home.
- Grudgingly I have had to admit that each of us is more complicated than our "labels" would imply.
- Ritchie grudgingly admits that some of the problems are due to technology's greater role in the music industry.
- The deal worked and Scout grudgingly went to school.
- Its popularity with the public was, to some extent, matched by a grudgingly positive response from the critics.
- The servants continue to hover disdainfully on the sidelines, grudgingly carrying out the master's orders.
- The acceptance of distance education has occurred somewhat grudgingly by traditional colleges and universities.
- Hitchcock seems more interested in his Dover sole than in the girl but grudgingly answers her questions.