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  • 31gloat — v 1. relish, enjoy, take great pleasure in, delight in, revel in; rejoice, triumph, glory in, exult, Inf. rub it in, lord it over; boast, crow about, brag, vaunt, talk up. 2. glare, look hard at, stare at, ogle, eye, leer …

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  • 32gloat — [gləʊt] verb [I] showing disapproval to show that you are happy about your own success or someone else s failure Syn: crow …

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  • 33gloat — v. & n. v.intr. (often foll. by on, upon, over) consider or contemplate with lust, greed, malice, triumph, etc. (gloated over his collection). n. 1 the act of gloating. 2 a look or expression of triumphant satisfaction. Derivatives: gloater n.… …

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  • 34Gloated — Gloat Gloat, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gloated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gloating}.] [Akin to Icel. glotta to smile scornfully, G. glotzen to gloat.] To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; to gaze with passionate desire, lust, or avarice. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 35Gloating — Gloat Gloat, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gloated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gloating}.] [Akin to Icel. glotta to smile scornfully, G. glotzen to gloat.] To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; to gaze with passionate desire, lust, or avarice. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 36gloater — gloatˈer noun • • • Main Entry: ↑gloat …

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  • 37gloatingly — gloat·ing·ly …

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  • 38gloater — gloat ► VERB ▪ contemplate one s own success or another s misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure. ► NOUN ▪ an act of gloating. DERIVATIVES gloater noun gloating adjective & noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «give a sideways or furtive… …

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  • 39gloating — gloat ► VERB ▪ contemplate one s own success or another s misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure. ► NOUN ▪ an act of gloating. DERIVATIVES gloater noun gloating adjective & noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «give a sideways or furtive… …

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  • 40gloating — noun malicious satisfaction • Syn: ↑gloat, ↑glee • Derivationally related forms: ↑gloat, ↑gloat (for: ↑gloat) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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