From Middle English *gloten, glouten, from Old Norse glotta (“to grin, smile scornfully”) or Old English *glotian, both from Proto-Germanic *glutōną (“to stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shine”), related to dialectal Swedish glotta, glutta (“to peep”), Middle High German glutzen, glotzen (“to stare”), Modern German glotzen (“to gawk, goggle”).
Meanings
An act or instance of gloating.
They spun wildly on their heels, jodelling after the accepted manner of a 'gloat,' which is not unremotely allied to the primitive man's song of triumph […] 1899, Rudyard Kipling, Stalky & Co, page 13:
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Translations (10)
es recreación (an act or instance of gloating) · es regocijo (en el mal ajeno) (an act or instance of gloating) · hu káröröm (an act or instance of gloating) · pt tripudiação (an act or instance of gloating) · cs škodolibá radost (an act or instance of gloating) · de Schadenfreude (an act or instance of gloating) · bg злорадство (an act or instance of gloating) · ru злора́дство (an act or instance of gloating) · de hämische Freude (an act or instance of gloating) · de Triumph (an act or instance of gloating)
From Middle English *gloten, glouten, from Old Norse glotta (“to grin, smile scornfully”) or Old English *glotian, both from Proto-Germanic *glutōną (“to stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shine”), related to dialectal Swedish glotta, glutta (“to peep”), Middle High German glutzen, glotzen (“to stare”), Modern German glotzen (“to gawk, goggle”).
Meanings
To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
You did well to win the game, but there's no need to gloat about it.
de großtun (to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel) · fi hekumoida (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · cs vychutnat si (to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel) · ro triumfa (to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel) · de frohlocken (to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel) · mi whakakaitoa (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · cs mít škodolibou radost (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · ro jubila (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · mi muriroa (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · de sich brüsten (to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel) · nl met duivels vermaak bekijken (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · nl met wellust bekijken (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · pt tripudiar (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · yue 幸災樂禍 /幸灾乐祸 (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · de angeben (to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel) · de hämisch freuen (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · pl napawać się czyimś nieszczęściem (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · es recrearse (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · de sich ergötzen (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · cmn 幸災樂禍 /幸灾乐祸 (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · nl verlustigen (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · de protzen (to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel) · kk шоқ-шоқ деу (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · de triumphieren (to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel) · cs vychutnávat si (to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel) · de jubilieren (to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel) · sh злурадост (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · ar شَمِتَ (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · sh zluradost (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · sk škodoradosť (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · es regodearse (en el mal ajeno) (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · kk қыбы қану (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · de begeistert sein (to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel) · de sich weiden (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · kk табалау (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · fi hekumoida (to triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel) · it gongolare (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · bg злорадствам (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · ru злорадствовать (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · es regocijarse (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · fr jubiler (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · fi tuntea vahingoniloa (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction) · de sich diebisch freuen (to exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction)