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gloat (glōt)

intransitive verb

to gaze or think with exultation or malicious pleasure: often with over

Etymology: prob. via dial. < OE *glotian or ON glotta, to grin scornfully, akin to Ger glotzen, E dial. glout, to stare < IE *ĝhlud- < base *ĝhel-, to shine > glow

noun

the act of gloating

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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