gloat
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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 Swedish dialectal glotta, glutta (“to peep”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle High German glutzen, glotzen (“to stare”), Modern German glotzen (“to gawk, goggle”)[1].
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ɡloʊt/
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- Rhymes: -əʊt
Verb
gloat (third-person singular simple present gloats, present participle gloating, simple past and past participle gloated)
- To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
- To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.
Translations
to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction
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to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel
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Noun
gloat (plural gloats)
- An act or instance of gloating.
Translations
an act or instance of gloating
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References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “gloat”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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