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- Dictionarygloat/ɡləʊt/
verb
- 1. dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure: "his enemies gloated over his death"
noun
- 1. an act of gloating: informal "I would join her for a good gloat"
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GLOAT definition: 1. to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or…. Learn more.
How to use gloat in a sentence. to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight… See the full definition
If you gloat, you express great satisfaction at the misfortune of others. If your team scores a big win, it would be better not to gloat. Be happy for your win, but don't laugh at the other team's loss.
to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else's failure or bad luck: gloat over/about She's continually gloating over/about her new job. I know I shouldn't gloat, but it really serves him right. gloat at His enemies were quick to gloat at his humiliation.
Gloat definition: to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction. See examples of GLOAT used in a sentence.
gloat. (gloʊt ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense gloats , present participle gloating , past tense, past participle gloated. verb. If someone is gloating, they are showing pleasure at their own success or at other people's failure in an arrogant and unpleasant way. [disapproval]
gloat. (glōt) intr.v. gloat·ed, gloat·ing, gloats. To feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction: Don't gloat over your rival's misfortune. n. 1. The act of gloating. 2. A feeling of great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction.
Definition of gloat verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Gloat definition: To feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction.
GLOAT definition: to show pleasure at your success or at someone else's failure: . Learn more.
