Meaning of GLOAT
| Pronunciation: | | glowt
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- [n] malicious satisfaction
- [v] dwell on with satisfaction
- [v] gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy
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| | Synonyms: | | crow, glee, gloating, triumph |
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| | See Also: | | blow, bluster, boast, brag, congratulate, gas, gasconade, look, preen, pride, satisfaction, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Gloat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gloated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Gloating}.] [Akin to Icel. glotta to smile scornfully, G.
glotzen to gloat.]
To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad
sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate
desire, lust, or avarice.
In vengeance gloating on another's pain. --Byron.
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| | Related Terms: | | bore, crane, crane the neck, crow, crow over, delight, delight in, exult, exult in, eye, gape, gaup, gawk, gaze, gaze open-mouthed, glare, gloat over, glory, glory in, goggle, joy, jubilate, look, ogle, peer, revel in, stand on tiptoe, stare, stare at, stare down, stare hard, triumph |
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