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
Rollins appeared on The Rich Eisen Show to gloat about his masterful plan.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Colbert is a frequent Trump critic; Trump gloated publicly after the cancellation was announced.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Days after gloating over The Late Show’s cancellation, President Donald Trump claims to know which other late-night programs are next on the chopping block.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 22 July 2025
Read more: • Democrats gloat as MAGA World explodes over Epstein files.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 10 July 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
Colbert is a frequent Trump critic; Trump gloated publicly after the cancellation was announced.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
Days after gloating over The Late Show’s cancellation, President Donald Trump claims to know which other late-night programs are next on the chopping block.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 22 July 2025
Read more: • Democrats gloat as MAGA World explodes over Epstein files.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloat
brag
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So, documenting one of his first shows in New York feels less about bragging to your friends online, or even generating a watchable clip, and more about capturing history.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Bronstein says the lines between reality and what appears to be reality are blurred as bragging spills over to personal lives and work, projecting, exaggerating and competing for attention.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Gloat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloat. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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