Dictionary Entry
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.
5 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 8 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1intransitive verb
To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice.
- 2noun
malicious satisfaction
- 3verb
dwell on with satisfaction
- 4verb
gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy
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