gloating
Use Gloating in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction: The opposing team gloated over our bad luck.
noun
2.
an act or feeling of gloating.
Origin:
1565–75; perhaps akin to Old Norse glotta to smile scornfully; compare German glotzen to stare
1565–75; perhaps akin to Old Norse glotta to smile scornfully; compare German glotzen to stare
Related forms
gloat·er, noun
gloat·ing·ly, adverb
un·gloat·ing, adjective
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gloat (ɡləʊt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by over) | |
| 1. | to dwell (on) with malevolent smugness or exultation |
| —n | |
| 2. | the act of gloating |
| [C16: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse glotta to grin, Middle High German glotzen to stare] | |
| 'gloater | |
| —n | |
| 'gloatingly | |
| —adv | |
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Gloating
is always a great word to know.
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
gloat
1575, "to look at furtively," from O.N. glotta "smile scornfully," or M.H.G. glotzen "to stare, gloat." Sense of "to look at with malicious satisfaction" first recorded 1748.
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Example sentences
Don't expect gloating from either side over the latest ruling in the health care saga, announced over the weekend.
The lynx flashed past, his fuzzy rear vanishing into the trees, though he did pause to throw one gloating look over his shoulder.
We're gloating about it, return to spenders, we'll pay your rent.
Answer it yes or no before you go gloating about the direction of this thread.
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