to gloat

Examples

• All

• The politician began to gloat over his opponent's misfortune during the debate.

• - Did you come to gloat?

  You've Got Mail (1998)

• He'll want you close so he can gloat over you.

  Dune (1984)

• But now is not the time to gloat.

  Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)

• I have no wish to gloat, Merlin.

  Love Don’t Fade Away (2023)

• You come here to gloat, Mister?

  The Intruder (1962)

• Okay, so when are you going to stop gloating and start trying to work together?

  Blog text (5)

• But I didn't have time to gloat.

  The Oranges (2011)

• Sometimes newspapers in either the U.S. or Britain gloat over the demise of their cousins across the Atlantic.

  Academic text (1994)

• Beth and Roger were virtually gloating, as if the important thing about the die-off was their predictions coming true.

  Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

B

to brag

vsto gloat

191 2.7

To talk in a proud way about yourself or what you have

adds a tone of taking pleasure in others' failures rather than mere showiness

B

to boast

vsto gloat

96 3.1

To talk proudly about your achievements to impress people

centres on feeling smug satisfaction often at others' expense rather than only impressing

C

to crow

vsto gloat

19 5.6

To talk proudly about your success or skill

focuses more on enjoying others' misfortune than mere self-importance

T

to toot your own horn

vsto gloat

• Informal

7 7.5

To talk proudly about things you have done

often implies taking smug pleasure that may make others feel bad

C

to crow about

vsto gloat

6 7.9

To brag in a way that annoys other people

expresses pleasure that usually adds a sense of rubbing others' faults in

E

to exult

vsto gloat

• Formal

6 7.0

Feel or show great joy after a success

carries more smug pleasure aimed at others' misfortune rather than pure joy

G

to glory

vsto gloat

4 5.3

To take great pride in something

often involves pleasure that intentionally makes others feel belittled or worse

G

to grin like the cat that ate the canary

vsto gloat

• Informal

8.8

To smile in a proud, secret way because you feel pleased with yourself

shows pleasure that often delights in others' failure or discomfort

B

to brag excessively

vsto gloat

6.2

To talk too proudly about yourself or what you have done

focuses more on taking smug pleasure in others' failures rather than simple exaggeration

G

to gasconade

vsto gloat

• Archaic

9.9

To talk about yourself to show you are more important

leans more toward enjoying others' downfall or embarrassment than just attracting praise

M

to mog

vsto gloat

• Slang

9.9

To brag about what you have done

is more about delighting in others' setbacks than merely being flashy

C

to couldn't help but crow

vsto gloat

• Informal

9.3

Be unable to stop yourself from bragging about a success

is more about savoring others' failure or embarrassment than just unstoppable talk

How Smug

to gloat

60 6.9

to revel

29 6.3

to smile

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology