Main Entry: ¹gloat

Pronunciation: \ˈglōt\

Function: intransitive verb

Etymology: akin to Middle English glouten to scowl and perhaps to Old Norse glotta to grin scornfully

Date: 1605

1 obsolete : to look or glance admiringly or amorously
2 : to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight <gloat over an enemy's misfortune>

— gloat·er noun

— gloat·ing·ly adverb