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  • verb Present participle of gloat.

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  • noun malicious satisfaction

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Examples

  • This album's lairy gloating is made just about bearable because Tinie is, at heart, a nice guy, who – like his most obvious referent, Kanye West – mentions his mum every few songs.

    Tinie Tempah: Disc-Overy Kitty Empire 2010

  • With its insinuation that they're less invested in the peace process than the United States and Israel, Davies's gloating is an insult to the Arab states.

    Russ Wellen: No Mean Feat: Justifying Israel's Nukes Without Acknowledging Them Russ Wellen 2010

  • At such a time magnanimity rather than gloating is in order.

    January 25, 2004 Laban 2004

  • At such a time magnanimity rather than gloating is in order.

    Archive 2004-01-25 Laban 2004

  • She fixed her eyes on the short stubble of hair the scarf about my head revealed with an expression of gloating satisfaction.

    Flowers in the Attic V.C. Andrews 1979

  • She fixed her eyes on the short stubble of hair the scarf about my head revealed with an expression of gloating satisfaction.

    Flowers in the Attic V.C. Andrews 1979

  • And standing beneath the swords, his expression gloating and greedy, stood Prince Yyrkoon of Melnibone, reaching up for them, his lips moving but no words escaping from him.

    Elric of Melnibone Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1972

  • It’s time to prepare for three weeks of gloating from the hawks before they realize that nothing has really changed and they return to previous hawk practice of not mentioning Iraq.

    Balloon Juice » 2005 » January 2005

  • It’s time to prepare for three weeks of gloating from the hawks before they realize that nothing has really changed and they return to previous hawk practice of not mentioning Iraq.

    Balloon Juice » 2005 » January 2005

  • Really, gloating about the silliness of the RCC/GOP cannot be called gloating ...

    GOP To Continue Using Obama To Bash Down-Ticket Dems 2009

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