gloat

3 definitions found

gloat - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gloat \Gloat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gloated; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Gloating.] [Akin to Icel. glotta to smile scornfully, G.
     glotzen to gloat.]
     To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; to gaze with
     passionate desire, lust, or avarice.
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     2. To gaze with malignant satisfaction; to exult maliciously,
        sometimes also triumphantly, in another's loss or
        discomfort; -- usually in a bad sense.
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              In vengeance gloating on another's pain. --Byron.
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gloat - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gloat
      n 1: malicious satisfaction [syn: gloat, gloating, glee]
      v 1: dwell on with satisfaction [syn: gloat, triumph,
           crow]
      2: gaze at or think about something with great self-
         satisfaction, gratification, or joy

gloat - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "gloat":
     bore, crane, crane the neck, crow, crow over, delight, delight in,
     exult, exult in, eye, gape, gaup, gawk, gaze, gaze open-mouthed,
     glare, gloat over, glory, glory in, goggle, joy, jubilate, look,
     ogle, peer, revel in, stand on tiptoe, stare, stare at, stare down,
     stare hard, triumph