gloat
verb [I] /ɡləʊt/
/ɡloʊt/ Definition
› to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else's failure or bad luck: She's continually gloating over/about her new job. I know I shouldn't gloat, but it really serves him right. His enemies were quick to gloat at his humiliation. [+ speech] "This is our fourth victory in a row," he gloated.Satisfied and complacentShowing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assurance gloatingly /ˈɡləʊ.tɪŋ.li/
/ˈɡloʊ.t̬ɪŋ-/ adverb Satisfied and complacentShowing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assurance
/ˈɡloʊ.t̬ɪŋ-/ adverb Satisfied and complacentShowing arrogance and conceitConfidence and self-assurance (Definition of gloat verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- at one with the world idiom
- be on to a good thing idiom
- buoyant adjective (HAPPY)
- complacency noun
- complacent adjective
- content adjective
- have a good run for your money idiom
- job satisfaction noun
- pride noun (SATISFACTION)
- rest on your laurels idiom
- sated adjective
- satisfaction noun
- satisfied adjective (WANTING)
- self-fulfilment noun
- self-satisfied adjective
- smug adjective
- that'll do nicely idiom
- this is the life! idiom
- triumphalism noun
Topic:
Satisfied and complacent
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