EGAVE

gloat

About 0.19 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
    You did well to win the game, but there's no need to gloat about it.
  2. verb To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.
  3. noun An act or instance of gloating.

Similar words

glee schadenfreude triumph crow exult glory boast vainglory glout beyelp

Often followed by

over about on in and upon at when or

Word family

gloated gloater gloaters gloating gloatingly gloats

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