gloat

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
2. To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.

Noun

An act or instance of gloating.

Sinonieme

boast

glee

brag

crow

exult

gloating

triumph

😤

rejoice

Schadenfreude

stare

shoot a line

stare at

glow with self-satisfaction

be pleased

be engrossed in

bragging

contemplate

face

gaze

malevolence

malice

Vertalings

sich hämisch freuen

jubiler

regarder fixement

mit Lust anschauen

tripudiar

شمت

اشمت

أشم

weiden

sich freuen

اشم

entzückt sein

sich’s wohl sein lassen

Schadenfreude empfinden

brüsten

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɡloʊt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: *gloten

Geërf van Old English: *glotian

Verwante met Sweeds: glotta

Verwante met Middle High German: glutzen

Verwante met Duits: glotzen

In summary

From Middle English *gloten, glouten, from Old Norse glotta (“to grin, smile scornfully”) or Old English *glotian, both from Proto-Germanic *glutōną (“to stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shine”), related to dialectal Swedish glotta, glutta (“to peep”), Middle High German glutzen, glotzen (“to stare”), Modern German glotzen (“to gawk, goggle”).