26984 words

gloat

3 definitions • 6 examples
1
to feel or express great pleasure or satisfaction because of your own success or good luck, or someone else's failure or bad luck:

Examples:

gloat over/about She's continually gloating over/about her new job.
I know I shouldn't gloat, but it really serves him right.
gloat at His enemies were quick to gloat at his humiliation.
[ + speech ] "This is our fourth victory in a row," he gloated.
2
an occasion when you gloat about something:

Examples:

to have a gloat at/over/about something
3
to feel or show much pleasure because of your own success or good luck, or because of someone else’s misfortune:

Examples:

You may have won, but don’t gloat about it.

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