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Definition of Gloat
1. Verb. Dwell on with satisfaction. "Sam and Sue gloat"
Generic synonyms: Blow, Bluster, Boast, Brag, Gas, Gasconade, Shoot A Line, Swash, Tout, Vaunt
Specialized synonyms: Congratulate, Preen
Derivative terms: Crow, Crowing, Gloating
2. Noun. Malicious satisfaction.
3. Verb. Gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy. "Sam and Sue gloat over the results of the experiment"
Definition of Gloat
1. v. i. To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice.
Definition of Gloat
1. Verb. To exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune. ¹
2. Noun. An act or instance of gloating. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gloat
1. to regard with great or excessive satisfaction [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gloat
Literary usage of Gloat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1885)
"Sent eh chroniclers gloat over t he •iy of his capture by Robert Bruce, and thi;
defeat of his own countrymen as the tell how rhis king f.iree<l his ..."
2. An Elementary Latin Dictionary by Charlton Thomas Lewis, Hugh Macmaster Kingery (1918)
"... are [rutilus], to redden, make reddis/t • comae, L. — To redden, have a reddish
gloat: Anna, ..."
3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"'о gloat, or GLOTE. To look very intently, with affection or desire ; supposed
to be a corruption of ..."
4. The Expositor edited by Samuel Cox, William Robertson Nicoll, James Moffatt (1876)
"vindictiveness, to shew that the writer desired the punishment of his enemies,
in order to gloat over their pain. And, these things being so, we affirm that ..."
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