GLOAT
What does "GLOAT" mean?
To feel or show smug, often spiteful, satisfaction at one's own success or another's misfortune.
Meanings
- To dwell on one's triumph or another's defeat with open, self-satisfied pleasure. He couldn't resist gloating over his rival's loss.
- An act or display of smug satisfaction. Her victory speech had a touch of gloat to it. informal
Word origin
Probably of Scandinavian origin, related to Old Norse 'glotta' meaning 'to grin scornfully'; an earlier English sense was simply 'to look at with a sideways or furtive gaze'.
Remember it
GLOAT sounds like a smug 'gloating goat' chewing slowly while it watches you lose.
A little poem
He won, and could have left it there-
instead he stayed to watch the others' stare.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why did the chess player gloat in the elevator? He wanted the win to go to his head and to everyone else's floor.
What it teaches
A win shrinks the moment you pause to enjoy how much it cost someone else.
Quick facts
What does GLOAT mean?
To feel or show smug, often spiteful, satisfaction at one's own success or another's misfortune.
Is GLOAT a valid word?
Yes — GLOAT is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GLOAT?
GLOAT has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does GLOAT come from?
Probably of Scandinavian origin, related to Old Norse 'glotta' meaning 'to grin scornfully'; an earlier English sense was simply 'to look at with a sideways or furtive gaze'.
What can GLOAT teach us?
A win shrinks the moment you pause to enjoy how much it cost someone else.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.