gloating
Example Sentences
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They spent the first quarter hour of their walk gloating.
From Literature
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The BBC learned earlier this week that the hackers sent an abuse-filled email directly to M&S's boss on 23 April, gloating about what they had done and demanding payment.
From BBC
There was no gloating from John about that.
From Los Angeles Times
Three is either a charm or a curse – depending on your point of view – and there are plenty of people gloating or kvetching today.
From Salon
The Senegalese foreign ministry summoned the Ukrainian ambassador in Dakar to protest after he posted a Facebook video about Mr Yusov’s gloating comments.
From BBC
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