Definitions of Gloat [ʊt]

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Definition of 'Gloat'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) gloat
to indulge in malicious or excessive satisfaction.

2. (n.) gloat
an act or feeling of gloating.

Etymology: (1565–75; perh. akin to ON glotta to smile scornfully)

Definition of 'Gloat'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) gloat, gloating, glee
malicious satisfaction

2. (verb) gloat, triumph, crow
dwell on with satisfaction

3. (verb) gloat
gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy

Definition of 'Gloat'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) gloat
to show that you are happy about your success or sb's troubles
The other team was gloating over their win.

Definition of 'Gloat'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) Gloat
to look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice

Translation of 'Gloat'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to look at or think about with wicked pleasure He gloated over his rival's failure.
Afrikaans: lekker kry, jou verkneute	Arabic: يَشْمِت بِمصائِب الآخر	Bulgarian: злорадствам
Brazilian: regozijar-se	Czech: pást se, mít škodolibou r	German: sich weiden
Danish: godte sig	Greek: αισθάνομαι χαιρεκακία	Spanish: regocijarse, deleitarse,
Estonian: kahjurõõmu tundma	Farsi: نگاه پیروزمندانه؛ نگاه مت	Finnish: hekumoida
French: contempler avec un plaisi	Hebrew: לִשׂמוֹח לְאֵיד	Hindi: बड़ी चाह से देखना
Croatian: naslađivati se	Hungarian: kárörömmel gondol (vmire)	Indonesian: senang atas kegagalan ora
Icelandic: hlakka yfir	Italian: esultare	Japanese: ほくそえむ
Korean: 만족스럽게 바라보다	Lithuanian: piktai džiūgauti	Latvian: ļauni priecāties
Malay: bermegah-megah	Dutch: zich	Norwegian: godte seg over, gni seg i
Polish: napawać się	Persian: نگاه پیروزمندانه؛ نگاه مت	Pashto: سترګې څرول، سترګوته اوبه
Portuguese: regozijar-se	Romanian: a privi cu o plăcere răut	Russian: злорадствовать
Slovak: hltať očami	Slovenian: škodoželjno se veseliti	Serbian: likovati
Swedish: betrakta med skadeglädje,	Thai: มองด้วยความพึงพอใจ	Turkish: zevk almak, aşırı sevinme
Taiwanese: 幸災樂禍	Ukrainian: таємно зловтішатися	Urdu: دل ہی دل میں خوش ہونا
Vietnamese: hả hê	Chinese: 幸灾乐祸
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