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- [gloht]
- /gloʊt/
- /ɡləʊt/
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- [gloht]
- /gloʊt/
Definitions of gloat word
- verb without object gloat to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction: The opposing team gloated over our bad luck. 1
- noun gloat an act or feeling of gloating. 1
- noun gloat Contemplate or dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure. 1
- intransitive verb gloat show self-satisfaction 1
- noun gloat self-satisfaction 1
- verb gloat If someone is gloating, they are showing pleasure at their own success or at other people's failure in an arrogant and unpleasant way. 0
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Origin of gloat
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; perhaps akin to Old Norse glotta to smile scornfully; compare German glotzen to stare
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Parts of speech for Gloat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gloat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gloat
verb gloat
- crow — A crow is a large black bird which makes a loud, harsh noise.
- rejoice — to be glad; take delight (often followed by in): to rejoice in another's happiness.
- relish — liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- whoop — a loud cry or shout, as of excitement or joy.
- celebrate — If you celebrate, you do something enjoyable because of a special occasion or to mark someone's success.
Antonyms for gloat
verb gloat
- commiserate — If you commiserate with someone, you show them pity or sympathy when something unpleasant has happened to them.
- sympathize — to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
- sympathise — to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
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