gloat

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: gloatinggleetriumphcrow

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. malicious satisfactionSynonyms: gloatingglee

Verb (2)

  1. dwell on with satisfactionSynonyms: triumphcrow
  2. gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Gloat \Gloat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gloated; p. pr. & vb. n. Gloating.] [Akin to Icel. glotta to smile scornfully, G. glotzen to gloat.] To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; to gaze with passionate desire, lust, or avarice. [1913 Webster]

2.To gaze with malignant satisfaction; to exult maliciously, sometimes also triumphantly, in another's loss or discomfort; -- usually in a bad sense. [1913 Webster]

In vengeance gloating on another's pain.— Byron.[1913 Webster]
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