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Definitions for: Gloat [n] malicious satisfaction
[v] dwell on with satisfaction
[v] gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy
Webster (1913) Definition: 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; -- usually in a bad
sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate
desire, lust, or avarice.
In vengeance gloating on another's pain. --Byron.
Synonyms: crow, glee, gloating, triumph
See Also: blow, bluster, boast, brag, congratulate, gas, gasconade, look, preen, pride, satisfaction, shoot a line, swash, tout, vaunt
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