gloat
gloat is a 5-letter English word with 4 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- intransitive verb. To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice.
- noun. malicious satisfaction
- verb. dwell on with satisfaction
- verb. gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy
Synonyms
Common word forms
gloats, gloated, gloater, gloating
Words from these letters
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