noun
Meaning 1
The act of one who gloats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
gloating
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈɡləʊtɪŋ/
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General-American: /ˈɡloʊtɪŋ/
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rhymes with -əʊtɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: G L OW1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of gloat
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
malicious satisfaction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gloat, glee
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: satisfaction
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: شَمَاتَة (šamāta) — act of one who gloats
- Dutch: leedvermaak — act of one who gloats
- Dutch: verkneukeling — act of one who gloats
- Dutch: verlustiging — act of one who gloats
- Dutch: zegevreugde — act of one who gloats
- German: Siegesfreude — act of one who gloats
- German: siegesfreudiger Ausdruck — act of one who gloats
- German: Ausdruck von Häme — act of one who gloats
- German: Häme — act of one who gloats
- German: Sichbrüsten — act of one who gloats
- German: Schadenfreude — act of one who gloats