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gloat

gloat

 
pronunciation:
glot
part of speech: verb
inflections: gloats, gloating, gloated
definition: to feel or show great pride or satisfaction, often when someone else does badly or fails.
Secretly, Maria gloated when her brother failed math.
similar words:
boast, brag, relish, triumph
derivations: gloatingly (adv.), gloater (n.)