GLOAT


Meaning of GLOAT in English

I. ˈglōt intransitive verb

Etymology: akin to Middle English glouten to scowl and perhaps to Old Norse glotta to grin scornfully

Date: 1605

1. obsolete : to look or glance admiringly or amorously

2. : to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight

gloat over an enemy's misfortune

• gloat·er noun

• gloat·ing·ly adverb

II. noun

Date: 1899

: the act or feeling of one who gloats

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.