[V] ~ (about / at / over sth) to show that you are happy about your own success or sb else's failure, in an unpleasant way:
She was still gloating over her rival's disappointment. * Having lost a large percentage of the vote, they were in no position to gloat. * I hope you haven't just come here to gloat.
gloating adjective:
a gloating look / remark
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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Is gloat a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, gloat is tagged as verb.
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