gloat, gloating, glee
(noun) malicious satisfaction
gloat, triumph, crow
(verb) dwell on with satisfaction
gloat
(verb) gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
gloat (plural gloats)
An act or instance of gloating.
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Source: Wiktionary
Gloat, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gloated; p. pr. & vb. n. Gloating.] Etym: [Akin to Icel. glotta to smile scornfully, G. glotzen to gloat.]
Definition: To look steadfastly; to gaz In vengeance gloating on another's pain. Byron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
