/ English Dictionary

GLOAT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Malicious satisfaction

Synonyms:

glee; gloat; gloating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("gloat" is a kind of...):

satisfaction (the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation)

Derivation:

gloat (dwell on with satisfaction)

gloat (gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dwell on with satisfaction

Synonyms:

crow; gloat; triumph

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "gloat" is one way to...):

blow; bluster; boast; brag; gas; gasconade; shoot a line; swash; tout; vaunt (show off)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "gloat"):

congratulate; preen (pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sentence examples:

Sam and Sue gloat

Sam and Sue gloat over the results of the experiment

Derivation:

gloat; gloating (malicious satisfaction)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy

Classified under:

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling

Hypernyms (to "gloat" is one way to...):

look (perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue gloat over the results of the experiment

Derivation:

gloat; gloating (malicious satisfaction)

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