gloat

  • 11gloat — UK [ɡləʊt] / US [ɡloʊt] verb [intransitive] Word forms gloat : present tense I/you/we/they gloat he/she/it gloats present participle gloating past tense gloated past participle gloated showing disapproval to show that you are happy and proud at… …

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  • 12gloat — verb (I) to show in an unpleasant way that you are happy about your own success or about someone else s failure (+ over): Dick was still gloating over Scotland s 5 0 defeat. gloat noun (singular): I bet Sam s having a gloat over that one.… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13gloat — [[t]gloʊt[/t]] v. i. 1) to indulge in malicious or excessive satisfaction 2) an act or feeling of gloating • Etymology: 1565–75; perh. akin to ON glotta to smile scornfully gloat′er, n. gloat′ing•ly, adv …

    From formal English to slang

  • 14gloat — I. intransitive verb Etymology: akin to Middle English glouten to scowl and perhaps to Old Norse glotta to grin scornfully Date: 1605 1. obsolete to look or glance admiringly or amorously 2. to observe or think about something with triumphant and …

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  • 15gloat — Synonyms and related words: 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 …

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  • 16gloat — v. (D; intr.) to gloat over …

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  • 17gloat — [[t]glo͟ʊt[/t]] gloats, gloating, gloated VERB (disapproval) If someone is gloating, they are showing pleasure at their own success or at other people s failure in an arrogant and unpleasant way. [V over/about n] Anti abortionists are gloating… …

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  • 18gloat — /gloʊt / (say gloht) verb (i) 1. to gaze with exultation; dwell mentally upon something with intense (and often evil) satisfaction: to gloat over another s misfortunes. 2. to smile smugly or scornfully; to display self complacency. –noun 3. the… …

  • 19gloat —   Ha anui. Gloat over misfortunes of others, akola, aikola …

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  • 20gloat´ing|ly — gloat «gloht», verb, noun. –v.i. to gaze or think about intently and with satisfaction; ponder with pleasure. –n. an act of gloating; a look, feeling, or expression of self satisfaction: »In a front page gloat over its circulation figures the… …

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