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Word: Gloat
Speech Type: Verb
late 16th century: of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old Norse glotta ‘to grin’ and Middle High German glotzen ‘to stare’. The original sense was ‘give a sideways or furtive look’, hence ‘cast amorous or admiring glances’; the current sense dates from the mid 18th century
ɡləʊt
dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure
Short Definition:dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure
Examples:- his enemies gloated over his death
Word: Gloat
Speech Type: Noun
ɡləʊt
an act of gloating
Short Definition:act of gloating
Examples:- I would join her for a good gloat
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