gloat

[US]/ɡləʊt/

[UK]/ɡloʊt/

Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. revel in another's misfortune; gaze at with triumphant self-satisfaction
n. reveling in another's misfortune; greedy or excessive staring.

gloat over sb.'s misfortune

it was supererogatory of her to gloat;

Don't gloat over your rival's misfortune.

She gloated over her son’s achievements.

his enemies gloated over his death.

the headlines gloated with the kind of effusive unction only the English press can muster.

He gloated over his fellow student's failure to win the prize.

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