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gloat

/ɡloʊt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
gloat
IPA
/ɡloʊt/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.

verb

To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.

noun

An act or instance of gloating.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English *gloten, glouten, from Old Norse glotta (“to grin, smile scornfully”) or Old English *glotian, both from Proto-Germanic *glutōną (“to stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shine”), related to dialectal Swedish glotta, glutta (“to peep”), Middle High German glutzen, glotzen (“to stare”), Modern German glotzen (“to gawk, goggle”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *gloten, glotta, *glotian, *glutōną, *gʰel-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡloʊt/
  • British English: /ɡləʊt/

Inflected Forms

gloats (present, singular) gloating (participle, present) gloated (participle, past) gloated (past) glote (alternative) glout (alternative) gloats (plural)

Derived Forms

gloatation gloater gloaty

Synonyms

gloating glee triumph crow

Rhymes With

vote wrote note boat promote quote remote coat throat goat float devote

Questions

How do you pronounce gloat?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡloʊt/.
What does gloat mean?
To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
Where does gloat come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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