gloat

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

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

Translations

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

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡloʊt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *gloten

Inherited from Old English: *glotian

Cognate with Swedish: glotta

Cognate with Middle High German: glutzen

Cognate with German: 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”).