Competitive Sports Terms

noun a feeling of self-satisfaction or pleasure, often over someone else's misfortune

verb to dwell on one's own success or another's misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure

• It is considered inappropriate to gloat about one's accomplishments in a professional setting.
• She couldn't help but gloat about winning the competition to her friends.
• He's always gloating about how much money he makes.
• The sun seemed to gloat as it shone brightly on the successful harvest.

verb past tense and past participle of heat

adjective showing or characterized by intense feeling or passion

• The debate became heated as both sides presented their arguments.
• Things got pretty heated between them during the argument.
• The conversation was so heated, it was like watching a reality TV show.
• The tension in the room was so heated, you could cut it with a knife.

adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb by indicating the degree or intensity of the action or quality

• The scientists were intensely focused on their research project.
• She stared intensely at her phone, waiting for a text message.
• He was intensely into the new video game, playing for hours on end.
• The tension in the room was so thick, you could feel it intensely.