Gloat
[gləʊt] or [ɡlot]
Definition
(noun.) malicious satisfaction.
(verb.) dwell on with satisfaction.
(verb.) gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy.
Checker: Sandra--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice.
Checked by Jennie
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. Stare, gaze, gaze earnestly, look intently.
Typed by Gladys
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Revel, glut, feast
ANT:Avoid, shun, loathe, abominate
Typist: Marion
Definition
v.i. to look eagerly in a bad sense: to view with a wicked joy.
Typist: Rudy
Examples
- But as he sat gloating over me, I was supported by a scornful detestation of him that sealed my lips. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- What else was to be expected when he was enjoying our past misfortunes--gloating over them at the moment! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Xodar watched us with his grim smile, partly of amusement and partly malicious gloating. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- At the head of this assembly was a ponderous, dark-looking man, whose malign eye surveyed with gloating delight the stern looks of his followers. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- ARK Mr. Pickwick's eyes sparkled with delight, as he sat and gloated over the treasure he had discovered. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- She quite gloated on these questions and answers, so keen was her enjoyment of Sarah Pocket's jealous dismay. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- He gloated over every abhorrent adjective in the description, and identified himself with every witness at the Inquest. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
Editor: Trudy