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- verbgloat (verb) · gloats (third person present) · gloated (past tense) · gloated (past participle) · gloating (present participle)
- contemplate or dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure:"his enemies gloated over his death"Similar:delight intake great pleasure inenjoy greatlyrevel inrejoice inglory inexult intriumph overcrow overboast aboutbrag aboutfeel self-satisfied aboutbe smug aboutcongratulate oneself onpreen oneself aboutpat oneself on the back aboutrub one's hands togetherpique oneself on
nouninformalgloat (noun) · gloats (plural noun)- an act of gloating:"I would join her for a good gloat"
Originlate 16th century: of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old Norse glotta ‘to grin’ and Middle High German glotzen ‘to stare’. The original sense was ‘give a sideways or furtive look’, hence ‘cast amorous or admiring glances’; the current sense dates from the mid 18th century. Explore further