GLOAT


Meaning of GLOAT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɡləut ]

v. & n. --v.intr. (often foll. by on, upon, over) consider or contemplate with lust, greed, malice, triumph, etc. (gloated over his collection). --n. 1 the act of gloating. 2 a look or expression of triumphant satisfaction. øøgloater n. gloatingly adv. [16th c.: orig. unkn., but perh. rel. to ON glotta grin, MHG glotzen stare]

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