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
Younger generations, including my own, shouldn’t gloat, though: Cuts to Social Security and a halt to medical research could well worsen the experience of aging for generations to come.
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Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Never mind the impropriety of DOJ leadership gloating and showing their biases against Google; distributing wristbands is a sophomoric stunt.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
Enforcing immigration policy does not have to be inhumane, but the Trump administration is gloating in the very barbarity.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 14 June 2025
On Friday, Loomer continued to gloat publicly about having a role in the firings.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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Charley Locke, The Atlantic, 13 June 2025
Never mind the impropriety of DOJ leadership gloating and showing their biases against Google; distributing wristbands is a sophomoric stunt.
—Ross Marchand, Baltimore Sun, 23 June 2025
Enforcing immigration policy does not have to be inhumane, but the Trump administration is gloating in the very barbarity.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 14 June 2025
On Friday, Loomer continued to gloat publicly about having a role in the firings.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloat
brag
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While speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump bragged about a drive that was caught on camera and shared on the internet.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
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Few enterprise leaders are going to brag about their data protection impact assessment at a cocktail party.—
Gegham Azatyan,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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“Gloat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloat. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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