gloat

[US]/ɡləʊt/
[UK]/ɡloʊt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. at nyde en andens ulykke; at stirre med selvtilfreds triumf
n. nydelse af en andens ulykke; grådig eller overdreven stirren
Word Forms
Past Participlegloated
Third Person Singulargloats
Past Tensegloated
Pluralgloats
Present Participlegloating

Example Sentences

gloat over sb.'s misfortune

at prale over andres ulykke

it was supererogatory of her to gloat;

det var overflødigt af hende at prale;

Don't gloat over your rival's misfortune.

Giv ikke udtryk for pralende glæde over din rivals ulykke.

She gloated over her son’s achievements.

Hun pralede over sin søns bedrifter.

his enemies gloated over his death.

hans fjender pralede over hans død.

the headlines gloated with the kind of effusive unction only the English press can muster.

Overskrifterne pralede med den slags udadvendte frommel, som kun den engelske presse kan mønstre.

He gloated over his fellow student's failure to win the prize.

Han pralede over sin medstuderendes manglende evne til at vinde præmien.

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