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

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”).