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Gloat

//ɡloʊt// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    An act or instance of gloating.

    "They spun wildly on their heels, jodelling after the accepted manner of a 'gloat,' which is not unremotely allied to the primitive man's song of triumph […]"

  2. 2
    malicious satisfaction wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.

    "You did well to win the game, but there's no need to gloat about it."

  2. 2
    dwell on with satisfaction wordnet
  3. 3
    To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.
  4. 4
    gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English *gloten, glouten, from Old Norse glotta (“to grin, smile scornfully”) or Old English *glotian, both from Proto-Germanic *glutōną (“to stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shine”), related to dialectal Swedish glotta, glutta (“to peep”), Middle High German glutzen, glotzen (“to stare”), Modern German glotzen (“to gawk, goggle”).

Etymology 2

From Middle English *gloten, glouten, from Old Norse glotta (“to grin, smile scornfully”) or Old English *glotian, both from Proto-Germanic *glutōną (“to stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shine”), related to dialectal Swedish glotta, glutta (“to peep”), Middle High German glutzen, glotzen (“to stare”), Modern German glotzen (“to gawk, goggle”).

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