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Noun: gloat  glowt
  1. Malicious satisfaction
    - gloating, glee
Verb: gloat  glowt
  1. Dwell on with satisfaction
    - triumph, crow
     
  2. Gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy

Derived forms: gloated, gloats, gloating

Type of: blow, bluster, boast, brag, gas [informal], gasconade [archaic], look, satisfaction, shoot a line [informal], skite [Austral, NZ, informal], swash [archaic], tout, vaunt

Encyclopedia: Gloat