gloat over



gloat over something

to rejoice smugly over something; to be glad that something unfortunate has happened to someone else. He gloated over his good luck in a way that made all of us angry. Please don't gloat over my misfortune.

gloat over

v.
To feel or express great pleasure or self-satisfaction about something, especially smugly or maliciously: I wish you wouldn't gloat over winning that chess game.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MarikeMAH-ree-kəDutch
Gavriilgah-vree-EEL (Russian)Russian, Greek
FranzFRAHNTSGerman
JÓN-Icelandic, Faroese
Bai-Chinese
Iepthae-Biblical Latin