as in to brag
to show in an improper or selfish way that you are happy with your own success or another person's failure
After such a tough campaign, they're gloating over their victory in the election. All right, you won. There's no need to gloat about it.
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Recent Examples of gloat
Some people, particularly on social media, gloated about Thompson’s killing, presenting it as a way to show their animosity to the industry.
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
Barkley passed on the chance to gloat and mock his former employers.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Europe sidelined? Moscow, of course, is gloating at the relegation of Europe to bystander.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
France shuddered, Europe trembled and the National Front gloated.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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Filip Timotija, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
Barkley passed on the chance to gloat and mock his former employers.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Europe sidelined? Moscow, of course, is gloating at the relegation of Europe to bystander.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
France shuddered, Europe trembled and the National Front gloated.
—Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Gloat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloat. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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