gloat

== English == === Alternative forms === glote, glout (both obsolete?) === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ɡloʊt/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡləʊt/ Rhymes: -əʊt === Verb === gloat (third-person singular simple present gloats, present participle gloating, simple past and past participle gloated) To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune. To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === gloat (plural gloats) An act or instance of gloating. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Anagrams === LoTAG