gloat

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

gloat [gloat gloats gloated gloating] BrE [ɡləʊt] NAmE [ɡloʊt] verb intransitive ~ (about/at/over sth)
to show that you are happy about your own success or sb else's failure, in an unpleasant way
Syn: ↑crow
•She was still gloating over her rival's disappointment.
•Having lost a large percentage of the vote, they were in no position to gloat.
•I hope you haven't just come here to gloat.
Derived Word: ↑gloating
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: of unknown origin; perhaps related to Old Norse glotta ‘to grin’ and Middle High German glotzen ‘to stare’. The original sense was ‘give a sideways or furtive look’, hence ‘cast amorous or admiring glances’; the current sense dates from the mid 18th cent.

Example Bank:
•He didn't want to hear her gloating at his misfortune.
•I hope you haven't just come here to gloat.
•She was still gloating over her rival's disappointment.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  gloating, glee, triumph, crow