gloat

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Etymology

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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).[1]

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gloat (third-person singular simple present gloats, present participle gloating, simple past and past participle gloated)

  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. To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.

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Noun

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gloat (plural gloats)

  1. An act or instance of gloating.

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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “gloat”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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