grudging
/ˈɡɹʌ.d͡ʒiŋ/adjective, noun, verb
grudging is spelled G-R-U-D-G-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, grudging means “Unwilling or with reluctance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in grudging?
| Letters | 8: G-R-U-D-G-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is grudging?
Grudging appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce grudging?
- UK /ˈɡɹʌ.dʒɪŋ/
- US /ˈɡɹʌ.d͡ʒiŋ/
Grudging has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-grudging.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with grudging?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as grudging (/ʌdʒiŋ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: drugging.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of grudging
- more grudging comparative
- most grudging superlative
- grudgings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does grudging mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unwilling or with reluctance.
her grudging acceptance that her rival deserved the award
noun
- 1
The state of bearing a grudge.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of grudge
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Grudging in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unwilling or with reluctance:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | widerwillig |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.