gloat
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gloat
- /ɡloʊt/ US
- /ɡləʊt/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊt
Where it comes from
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”).
verb gloats · gloating · gloated · glote · glout
- 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.
- To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.
noun gloats · glote · glout
- 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 […]
Translations
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verb to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction
| Español | recrearse, regocijarse, regodearse (en el mal ajeno) |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 幸災樂禍 /幸灾乐祸 xìngzāilèhuò |
| Português | tripudiar |
| Français | jubiler |
| Deutsch | hämisch freuen, sich weiden, sich diebisch freuen, sich ergötzen |
| Italiano | gongolare |
| Română | jubila |
| Русский | злорадствовать zloradstvovatʹ |
| العربية | شَمِتَ šamita |
verb to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel
| Deutsch | sich brüsten, großtun, angeben, protzen, triumphieren, jubilieren |
|---|---|
| Română | triumfa |
noun an act or instance of gloating
| Español | recreación, regocijo (en el mal ajeno) |
|---|---|
| Português | tripudiação |
| Deutsch | hämische Freude, Schadenfreude, Triumph |
| Русский | злора́дство zlorádstvo |
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