Gloat

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction: Don't gloat over your rival's misfortune.
  • n. The act of gloating.
  • n. A feeling of great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
  • n. An act or instance of gloating.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; to gaze with passionate desire, lust, or avarice.
  • verb-intransitive. To gaze with malignant satisfaction; to exult maliciously, sometimes also triumphantly, in another's loss or discomfort; -- usually in a bad sense.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To cast a sidelong glance or ray; look furtively.
  • To stare; gaze intently; specifically, to dwell or ponder with pleasure, as upon something that gratifies an evil passion or a corrupt propensity: as, to gloat over the corpse of an enemy; to gloat upon a lascivious spectacle; to gloat over the ruin of a rival.
  • Synonyms 2. Gaze, etc. See stare.
  • To convey by a look or a glance.
  • n. A local English name for a variety of eel, of medium size and dark color.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. dwell on with satisfaction
  • v. gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy
  • n. malicious satisfaction
  • Verb Form
    gloated    gloating    gloats   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    look    satisfaction   
    Form
    gloated    gloating   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    exult    rejoice    gaze   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Capote    Choate    Vote    afloat    bloat    boat    capote    choate    coat    connote   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vizar    nagus    vitrification    signior    required!    ecuyer