gloat
[ gloht ]
/ gloʊt /
verb (used without object)
to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction: The opposing team gloated over our bad luck.
noun
an act or feeling of gloating.
Origin of gloat
1565–75; perhaps akin to Old Norse
glotta to smile scornfully; compare German
glotzen to stare
OTHER WORDS FROM gloat
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British Dictionary definitions for gloat
gloat
/ (ɡləʊt) /
verb
(intr often foll by over)
to dwell (on) with malevolent smugness or exultation
noun
the act of gloating
Derived forms of gloat
gloater, noun gloatingly, adverbWord Origin for gloat
C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse
glotta to grin, Middle High German
glotzen to stare