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
This time, there was no cheeky fly-by organised by gloating Stockport County fans.
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Amid all of that, Trump on Wednesday gloated about his administration’s tactics in an unrelated matter: congestion pricing in New York City.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 19 Feb. 2025
What to know Russian state media has gloated over how Zelensky was treated in the White House clash.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Steven Wheeler could be heard in the 911 call gloating about killing his wife, according to the Macomb Daily, which said two of the couple’s children had ran out of the home seconds before the shooting.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Amid all of that, Trump on Wednesday gloated about his administration’s tactics in an unrelated matter: congestion pricing in New York City.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 19 Feb. 2025
What to know Russian state media has gloated over how Zelensky was treated in the White House clash.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Steven Wheeler could be heard in the 911 call gloating about killing his wife, according to the Macomb Daily, which said two of the couple’s children had ran out of the home seconds before the shooting.
—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gloat
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“Gloat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloat. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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