- present participle of gloat.
gloating
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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who poured a lot of time, money, coordination, pressure, and campaigning into the outcome, was understandably gloating following the result.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2026
And so, when Dubai and other parts of the United Arab Emirates were targeted by some 1,400 Iranian missiles and drones over the past several days, the reaction abroad was often gloating and snark.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
There was no gloating from John about that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
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 ● Aug. 11, 2024
I remembered the General gloating over Annabeth’s fate.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
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