# gloating

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡləʊtɪŋ/ · frequency rank #44,228

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of gloat

## Easily confused with
- **glowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gloating-vs-glowing)
- **grating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gloating-vs-grating)
- **groaning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gloating-vs-groaning)
- **gating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gating-vs-gloating)
- **glaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glaring-vs-gloating)
- **glazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/glazing-vs-gloating)
- **gleaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gleaming-vs-gloating)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ggloating`, `glaoting`, `glloating`, `gloaitng`, `gloatign`, `gloatingg`, `gloatinng`, `gloatnig`, `gloatting`, `glotaing`, `golating`, `lgoating`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gloating