gloating

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɡləʊtɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɡloʊtɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -əʊtɪŋ

Verb

gloating

1. present participle and gerund of gloat

Noun

gloating (plural gloatings)

1. The act of one who gloats.
   • 1983, Robert R. Faulkner, Music on Demand, page 69:

     There are not-so-disguised gloatings as a freelancer gets the job he has been looking for and gets access to powerful and productive television filmmakers.

Translations

act of one who gloats

• Arabic: شَمَاتَة f (šamāta)
• Dutch: leedvermaak (nl) n, verkneukeling f, verlustiging f, zegevreugde f
• German: Siegesfreude (de) m, siegesfreudiger Ausdruck m, Ausdruck von Häme m, Häme (de) f, Sichbrüsten n

Anagrams

• gigantol, git along, goatling