01 v. i. To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; to gaze with passionate desire, lust, or avarice.
imp. & p. p.
Gloated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Gloating
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1.
To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; to gaze with passionate desire, lust, or avarice.
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2.
To gaze with malignant satisfaction; to exult maliciously, sometimes also triumphantly, in another's loss or discomfort; -- usually in a bad sense.“In vengeance gloating on another's pain.” — Byron.