Gloating vs Merry - What's the difference?
gloating | merry |
The act of one who gloats.
* 1983 , Robert R. Faulkner, Music on Demand (page 69)
Jolly and full of high spirits
* Shakespeare
Festive and full of fun and laughter
* 1883 , (Howard Pyle), (The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood)
Brisk
Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.
* Spenser
(euphemistic) drunk; tipsy
As a verb gloating
is present participle of lang=en.As a noun gloating
is the act of one who gloats.As an adjective merry is
jolly and full of high spirits.As a proper noun Merry is
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Verb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- 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.
Anagrams
*merry
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Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Adjective
(er)- We had a very merry Christmas.
- I am never merry when I hear sweet music.
- f I have the chance, I will make our worshipful Sheriff pay right well for that which he hath done to me. Maybe I may bring him some time into Sherwood Forest and have him to a right merry feast with us.
- Everyone was merry at the party.
- The play moved along at a merry pace.
- a merry jest
- merry wind and weather
- Some of us got a little merry at the office Christmas party.
