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GLOATING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Malicious satisfaction
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("gloating" 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
-ing form of the verb gloat
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