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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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; -- usually in a bad sense to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gloat n : malicious satisfaction [syn: {gloating}, {glee}, {schadenfreude}] v 1: dwell on with satisfaction [syn: {triumph}, {crow}] 2: gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy
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