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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. Gloat seems have come from a Germanic word meaning "to stare."
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. (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.
noun. Word origin. C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse glotta to grin, Middle High German glotzen to stare. gloat in American English. (gloʊt ) verb intransitive. 1. to gaze or think with exultation or malicious pleasure. often with over. noun. 2.
Gloat definition: To feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction.
Synonyms for GLOAT: brag, joy, glory, delight, exult, rejoice, preen, triumph; Antonyms of GLOAT: regret, weep, grieve, lament, bemoan, bewail.
Dictionary definition of gloat. To take excessive pleasure or delight in one's own success, achievement, or good fortune, often at the expense of others. "He continued to gloat about his high test score, even though it upset his classmates." Detailed meaning of gloat.
