as in bragging
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 gloating
The same 60 Minutes that Trump bellowed against and sued over edits to a sit-down with Kamala Harris last year — a lawsuit that held up David Ellison‘s $8 billion purchase of Paramount until a $16 million payout was handed over to a gloating POTUS.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2025
There was inevitable goading of some players, gloating after two days when a historic lead had been opened up, and eventual victory.
—Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The veteran broadcaster also gave a jab or eight to Trump, noting that the president’s gloating remarks about Kimmel’s suspension had generated enormous interest in the show.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
That was followed by ABC's decision to indefinitely pull the show from air, with Trump gloating about it shortly after on Truth Social.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Mamdani slammed for using kids in campaign videos after gloating about social media-free childhood.
—FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Nina not being there contributed to one of the most irritating moments in this season so far, with Antonio smugly blowing a kiss into the camera for her and gloating about being in the top after her harsh critique last week.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Images of Labubus beamed malevolently from their packaging, as if gloating in their unreachability.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2025
There was inevitable goading of some players, gloating after two days when a historic lead had been opened up, and eventual victory.
—Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
The veteran broadcaster also gave a jab or eight to Trump, noting that the president’s gloating remarks about Kimmel’s suspension had generated enormous interest in the show.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 24 Sep. 2025
That was followed by ABC's decision to indefinitely pull the show from air, with Trump gloating about it shortly after on Truth Social.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2025
Mamdani slammed for using kids in campaign videos after gloating about social media-free childhood.
—FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Nina not being there contributed to one of the most irritating moments in this season so far, with Antonio smugly blowing a kiss into the camera for her and gloating about being in the top after her harsh critique last week.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Images of Labubus beamed malevolently from their packaging, as if gloating in their unreachability.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloating
bragging
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Snyder, who has since penned a letter to the San Francisco Chronicle bragging about his Dungeons & Dragons skills, is awaiting trial separately at the Stanton Correctional Facility.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
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California has slipped a notch in the bragging-rights totem pole to the world’s fifth-largest economy in the latest update on global business output.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Gloating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloating. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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