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
Dugan was charged with two federal felonies and taken into custody, which FBI Director Kash Patel gloated about on social media.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
Cruz stabbed Hodge seven times, according to his mother, Ada Rice, then gloated about it.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 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
Question: Since the election, a few of my co-workers have gloated over another co-worker who supported an opposing candidate.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
Cruz stabbed Hodge seven times, according to his mother, Ada Rice, then gloated about it.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 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
Question: Since the election, a few of my co-workers have gloated over another co-worker who supported an opposing candidate.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloat
brag
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Newsom bragged for the last couple of years that California was the first state to provide government health care to all low-income people, regardless of immigration status.—
Thomas D. Elias,
Oc Register,
5 June 2025
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The two will fight for bragging rights when the Raiders host the Browns on Nov. 23.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
3 June 2025
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“Gloat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloat. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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