Gloat - English meaning

ɡləʊt

Gloat – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
Usage examples:
His enemies gloated over his death
Synonims:
Delight in Relish Take great pleasure in Enjoy greatly Revel in Rejoice in Glory in Exult in Triumph over Crow over Boast about Brag about Feel self-satisfied about Be smug about Congratulate

noun
An act of gloating.
Usage examples:
I would join her for a good gloat

verb
To feel or show much pleasure because of your own success or good luck, or because of someone else’s misfortune
Usage examples:
You may have won, but don’t gloat about it.

Gloat translation into English

Gloat: translate from English into Chinese

幸灾乐祸, 赞赏, 独自暗笑, 满足地看

Gloat: translate from English into Dutch

Glunderen, Wellustige blik, Wrede blik

Gloat: translate from English into French

Jubiler, Exulter

Gloat: translate from English into German

Sich freuen, Frohlocken, Sich weiden, Sich hämisch freuen, Sich brüsten, Schadenfroh sein, Sich großtun

Gloat: translate from English into Hindi

घूरना, बडी चाह से देखना, बुरी दृष्टि से टकटकी बांध कर देखना

Gloat: translate from English into Italian

Gongolare, Guardare avidamente

Gloat: translate from English into Korean

신음, 흡족한 듯이 바라보다

Gloat: translate from English into Russian

Злорадствовать, Злорадство, Пожирать глазами, Тайно злорадствовать, Тайно торжествовать

Gloat: translate from English into Spanish

Relamerse

Word origin

late 16th century: of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old Norse glotta ‘to grin’ and Middle High German glotzen ‘to stare’. The original sense was ‘give a sideways or furtive look’, hence

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Gloat – similar words

gloating

adjective
Dwelling on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
Usage examples:
Gloating accounts of his triumphs

verb
Dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
Usage examples:
His enemies gloated over his death

adjective
Feeling or expressing great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else's failure or bad luck
Usage examples:
The gloating expression in his eyes had been replaced by curiosity., he glanced at it, then at mich…

Gloating - all meanings in English

gloated

verb
Dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
Usage examples:
His enemies gloated over his death

noun
An act of gloating.
Usage examples:
I would join her for a good gloat

Gloated - all meanings in English

Gloat synonims

congratulate

verb
Give (someone) one's good wishes when something special or pleasant has happened to them.
Usage examples:
He had taken the chance to congratulate him on his marriage

verb
To praise someone by expressing pleasure at that person's success or happiness
Usage examples:
I congratulated jill on winning the award.

Congratulate - all meanings in English

relish

noun
Great enjoyment.
Usage examples:
She swigged a mouthful of wine with relish

verb
Enjoy greatly.
Usage examples:
He was relishing his moment of glory

verb
To like or enjoy something
Usage examples:
I enjoyed our vacation, but didn’t relish the twenty-hour trip back home., [ u ] we have relish for…

Relish - all meanings in English

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