Gloat

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gloat \Gloat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gloated}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Gloating}.] [Akin to Icel. glotta to smile scornfully, G.
     glotzen to gloat.]
     To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; to gaze with
     passionate desire, lust, or avarice.
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     2. To gaze with malignant satisfaction; to exult maliciously,
        sometimes also triumphantly, in another's loss or
        discomfort; -- usually in a bad sense.
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              In vengeance gloating on another's pain. --Byron.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gloat
       n : malicious satisfaction [syn: {gloating}, {glee}]
       v 1: dwell on with satisfaction [syn: {triumph}, {crow}]
       2: gaze at or think about something with great
          self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  32 Moby Thesaurus words for "gloat":
     bore, crane, crane the neck, crow, crow over, delight, delight in,
     exult, exult in, eye, gape, gaup, gawk, gaze, gaze open-mouthed,
     glare, gloat over, glory, glory in, goggle, joy, jubilate, look,
     ogle, peer, revel in, stand on tiptoe, stare, stare at, stare down,
     stare hard, triumph