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gloating Definition


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gloat
verb
    intr
    gloated, gloating
    1. To feel or show smug or vindictive satisfaction, especially in one's own success or in another's misfortune.
      Thesaurus: relish, exult, rejoice, crow, glory, triumph, vaunt, bask, revel.
      Form: gloat over something (often)
noun
    1. An act of gloating.
Etymology: 16c, meaning ‘to look furtively or sidelong': perhaps from Norse glotta to grin.



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