gloat (redirected from gloats)

gloat  (glt)

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.

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[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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gloater n.

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gloat [gləʊt]

vb

(intr; often foll by over) to dwell (on) with malevolent smugness or exultation

n

the act of gloating

[probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse glotta to grin, Middle High German glotzen to stare]

gloater  n

gloatingly  adv

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Gloat of examiners.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gloat - malicious satisfaction               gloating, glee satisfaction - the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"
Verb	1.	gloat - dwell on with satisfaction           crow, triumph boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, vaunt, tout, gas, bluster, swash, blow - show off preen, congratulate - pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
	2.	gloat - gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy look - perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards; "She looked over the expanse of land"; "Look at your child!"; "Look--a deer in the backyard!"

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gloat

verb relish, triumph, glory, crow, revel in, vaunt, drool, exult, rub your hands They are gloating over their rivals' defeat.

Translations

gloat [gləʊt] VI → relamerse
to gloat over [+ money] → recrearse contemplando; [+ victory, good news] → recrearse en; [+ enemy's misfortune] → saborear, regocijarse con

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gloat [ˈgləʊt] vi → jubiler
to gloat over sth, to gloat about sth → jubiler à propos de qch

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gloat

vi (with pride at oneself) → sich großtun (over, about mit); (verbally also) → sich brüsten (over, about mit); (over sb’s misfortune or failure) → sich hämisch freuen (→ over, about über +acc); to gloat over somebody’s misfortune → sich an jds Unglück weiden; to gloat over one’s successes → sich in seinen Erfolgen sonnen; there’s no need to gloat (over me)! → das ist kein Grund zur Schadenfreude!

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gloat [gləʊt] vi → gongolare
to gloat over (money) → covare con gli occhi (victory, enemy's misfortune) → gongolare (di gioia) per, esultare per

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gloat [gləʊt] vi → gongolare
to gloat over (money) → covare con gli occhi (victory, enemy's misfortune) → gongolare (di gioia) per, esultare per

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gloat

v gloat [gləut]

to look at or think about with wicked pleasure He gloated over his rival's failure. lekker kry, jou verkneuter يَشْمِت بِمصائِب الآخر злорадствам pást se, mít škodolibou radost godte sig sich weiden αισθάνομαι χαιρεκακία regocijarse, deleitarse, relarmerse, recrearse kahjurõõmu tundma نگاه پیروزمندانه؛ نگاه متکبرانه hekumoida contempler avec un plaisir mauvais לִשׂמוֹח לְאֵיד बड़ी चाह से देखना naslađivati se kárörömmel gondol (vmire) senang atas kegagalan orang lain hlakka yfir esultare ほくそえむ 만족스럽게 바라보다 piktai džiūgauti ļauni priecāties bermegah-megah zich godte seg over, gni seg i hendene napawać się regozijar-se a privi cu o plăcere răutăcioasă злорадствовать hltať očami škodoželjno se veseliti likovati betrakta med skadeglädje, frossa i มองด้วยความพึงพอใจ zevk almak, aşırı sevinmek 幸災樂禍 таємно зловтішатися دل ہی دل میں خوش ہونا hả hê 幸灾乐祸