Gloat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡloʊt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Gloat is a verb meaning To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
Meaning
To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
More Meanings
- To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.
- An act or instance of gloating.
Example Sentences
You did well to win the game, but there's no need to gloat about it.
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 […]
Word Forms
- gloats
- gloating
- gloated
- glote
- glout
Synonyms for gloat
Depending on context, synonyms include schadenfreude, glee, gloating, crow, triumph.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glee, schadenfreude, triumph, crow, exult, glory.
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