gloat
Collocations
3ADJ.
early, trying
VERB + GLOAT
don't, let's, need
PREP.
about
Definitions
verb
To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
You did well to win the game, but there's no need to gloat about it.
To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel.
noun
An act or instance of gloating.
They spun wildly on their heels, jodelling after the accepted manner of a 'gloat,' which is not unremotely allied to the primitive man's song of triumph […]
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Idioms & Phrases
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6You did well to win the game, but there's no need to gloat about it.
WiktionaryThey spun wildly on their heels, jodelling after the accepted manner of a 'gloat,' which is not unremotely allied to the primitive man's song of triumph […]
WiktionaryDon't gloat.
Tatoeba · #1860466Let's not gloat.
Tatoeba · #2007871It's a bit too early to gloat.
Tatoeba · #4493972I’m trying not to gloat too much.
Tatoeba · #11450558