gloat

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ɡloʊt/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɡləʊt/

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Verb

Plain form gloat

Third-person singular gloats

Past tense gloated

Past participle gloated

Present participle gloating

1. If a person gloats, they dwell on another's misfortune with malignant pleasure.