gloat
Pronunciation Verb

gloat (gloats, present participle gloating; past and past participle gloated)

  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.
Translations
  • French: jubiler
  • German: hämisch freuen, sich weiden an, sich diebisch freuen, sich ergötzen
  • Italian: gongolare
  • Portuguese: tripudiar
  • Russian: злорадствовать
  • Spanish: relamer, adularse, regodearse, refocilarse
Translations Noun

gloat (plural gloats)

  1. An act or instance of gloating.
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