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How to pronounce gloat in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms crow, triumph
Type of vaunt, blow, bluster, boast, brag, gasconade, shoot a line, swash, tout, gas
Has types congratulate, preen
Derivation gloating
Type Words
Synonyms glee, gloating
Type of satisfaction
Type Words
Type of look
Derivation gloating

Examples of gloat

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Not a time to gloat, only to express sadness at our disregard for the ecosystem.
From the independent.co.uk
By AWT the nature of humor is less or more conscious gloat of foreign misfortune.
From the newscientist.com
They roughed him up, robbed him blind and refused to gloat about it afterwards.
From the suntimes.com
Despite Australia's predicament, England supporters should not gloat too much.
From the independent.co.uk
But I'm not going to gloat over it and go through a highlight reel in my head.
From the goal.blogs.nytimes.com
Do you want to send an email out to all the people who passed on it, to gloat?
From the huffingtonpost.com
However, for now, we gloat as they both get weirder and nastier to each other.
From the hecklerspray.com
A fellow trader comes up to gloat, having snapped up a sought-after NBC guest pin.
From the time.com
Cowper pleaded with residents not to gloat over the expected revenue windfall.
From the time.com
More examples
  • Malicious satisfaction
  • Gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy
  • An act or instance of gloating; To exhibit a conspicuous sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune
  • To overlook selfishly