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gloating

UK/ˈɡləʊtɪŋ/US/ˈɡloʊtɪŋ/

gloating is the present participle and gerund of gloat.

Meaning of gloat

Verb

gloat (third-person singular simple present gloats, present participle gloating, simple past and past participle gloated)

  1. To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
    • You did well to win the game, but there's no need to gloat about it.
  2. To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.

See all 3 meanings of gloat

Noun

gloating (plural gloatings)

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

Forms of gloating

pluralgloatings

Words formed from gloating

Words that rhyme with gloating

Questions about gloating

What does gloating mean?
Gloating means the act of one who gloats.
What is gloating the present participle and gerund of?
Gloating is the present participle and gerund of gloat.
What part of speech is gloating?
Gloating is a noun.
How do you pronounce gloating?
Gloating is pronounced /ˈɡləʊtɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of gloating?
The plural of gloating is gloatings.

Words near gloating in the dictionary

  1. gloated
  2. gloater
  3. gloaters
  4. gloatily
  5. gloatiness
  6. gloating
  7. gloatingly
  8. gloatings
  9. gloats
  10. gloaty
  11. glob

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gloating (page history and authors); gloat (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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