Gloating — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

malicious satisfaction

dwell on with satisfaction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌntɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈəʊtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈəʊtɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈʌntɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

glee crow triumph gloat

Parts of Speech

noun	malicious satisfaction
verb	dwell on with satisfaction
verb	gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy

Word Forms

gloat	verb	gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy
gloat	noun	malicious satisfaction
gloating	noun	malicious satisfaction
crow	noun	an instance of boastful talk
crowing	noun	an instance of boastful talk

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schadenfreude

böswillige Befriedigung

🇫🇷French

jubilation

satisfaction malveillante

🇪🇸Spanish

regodearse

satisfacción maliciosa

🇮🇹Italian

gongolante

soddisfazione dannosa

🇳🇱Dutch

leedvermaak

kwaadaardige bevrediging

🇵🇹Portuguese

regozijando-se

satisfação maliciosa

🇷🇺Russian

злорадство

злонамеренное удовлетворение

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घूरना

दुर्भावनापूर्ण संतुष्टि

🇮🇳Tamil

மகிழ்ச்சி

தீங்கிழைக்கும் திருப்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉల్లాసంగా

హానికరమైన సంతృప్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

ग्लोटिंग

दुर्भावनापूर्ण समाधान

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગ્લોટિંગ

દૂષિત સંતોષ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಲ್ಲಾಸ

ದುರುದ್ದೇಶಪೂರಿತ ತೃಪ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആഹ്ലാദിക്കുന്നു

ക്ഷുദ്രകരമായ സംതൃപ്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਲੋਟਿੰਗ

ਖਤਰਨਾਕ ਸੰਤੁਸ਼ਟੀ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

幸灾乐祸

恶意满足

🇯🇵Japanese

ほくそ笑む

悪意のある満足感

🇰🇷Korean

영광스러운

악의적인 만족

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hả hê

sự hài lòng độc hại

🇹🇭Thai

มองด้วยความละโมบ

ความพึงพอใจที่เป็นอันตราย

🇮🇩Indonesian

sombong

kepuasan jahat

🇵🇭Filipino

nagagalak

malisyosong kasiyahan

🇲🇾Malay

berbangga

kepuasan berniat jahat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الشماتة

الرضا الخبيث

🇮🇷Persian

شادی

رضایت بدخواهانه

🇹🇷Turkish

zevk almak

kötü niyetli tatmin

🇮🇱Hebrew

מתמוגגים

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The primary meaning of 'gloating' is 'malicious satisfaction'.

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'gloating' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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