Gloating

2 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]:

  gloating
       n : malicious satisfaction [syn: {gloat}, {glee}]