gloat
English edit
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Etymology edit
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]
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɡloʊt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡləʊt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊt
Verb edit
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.
- You did well to win the game, but there's no need to gloat about it.
- To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction
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to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel
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Noun edit
gloat (plural gloats)
- An act or instance of gloating.
Translations edit
an act or instance of gloating
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References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “gloat”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.