gloat
verb / noun
Meaning
- verbTo exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
Example:
You did well to win the game, but there's no need to gloat about it.
- nounAn act or instance of gloating.
- verbTo triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #2,133 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 76% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None