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Meaning of Gloat | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ɡloʊt

Definitions

An act or instance of gloating.

Equivalents

العربية إشمت شمت
Čeština škodolibá radost
Deutsch angeben begeistert sein frohlocken großtun hämisch freuen hämische Freude jubilieren protzen Schadenfreude sich brüsten sich diebisch freuen sich ergötzen sich weiden Triumph triumphieren
Español recreación recrearse regocijarse regocijo (en el mal ajeno) regodearse (en el mal ajeno)
Suomi hekumoida
Français jubiler
Magyar káröröm
Italiano gongolare
Nederlands met duivels vermaak bekijken met wellust bekijken verlustigen
Português tripudiação tripudiar
Română jubila triumfa
Русский злорадство злорадствовать

Examples

“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 […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

gloatation Gloated Gloater gloatiness Gloating Gloats

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