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
FilipFEE-lip (Dutch), FEE-leep (Polish, Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Polish, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Mac
Kasih-Indonesian, Malay
Chlodochar-Ancient Germanic
AvalonAV-ə-lahnEnglish (Rare)
Faris-Arabic, Bosnian
Theophania-Ancient Greek