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GLOATING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Malicious satisfaction

Synonyms:

glee; gloat; gloating

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("gloating" is a kind of...):

satisfaction (the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation)

Derivation:

gloat (dwell on with satisfaction)

gloat (gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb gloat

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