gloating

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UK/ˈɡləʊtɪŋ/US/ˈɡloʊtɪŋ/

noun

The act of one who gloats.

Similar
gloatglee
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of gloat
noungloating (plural gloatings)

plural gloatings

  1. The act of one who gloats.

    There are not-so-disguised gloatings as a freelancer gets the job he has been looking for and gets access to powerful and productive television filmmakers.

    1983, Robert R. Faulkner, Music on Demand, page 69

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmalicious satisfaction

Similar
gloatglee
Broader
satisfaction
Also see
gleegloat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic شَمَاتَة
  • شَمَاتَة (šamāta)act of one who gloats
Dutch leedvermaak, verkneukeling
  • leedvermaakact of one who gloats
  • verkneukelingact of one who gloats
  • verlustigingact of one who gloats
  • zegevreugdeact of one who gloats
German Siegesfreude, siegesfreudiger Ausdruck
  • Siegesfreudeact of one who gloats
  • siegesfreudiger Ausdruckact of one who gloats
  • Ausdruck von Hämeact of one who gloats
  • Hämeact of one who gloats
  • Sichbrüstenact of one who gloats
  • Schadenfreudeact of one who gloats

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gloating

floatingcoatingboatingbloatingdotingcemetery votingfoot votinggoatingproxy voting
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Anagrams

goatlinggigantol
Cite this entry
APA

gloating. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloating

MLA

“gloating.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloating. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gloating,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloating.

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