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Meanings of gloat in English

Spanish
regodeo

Malicious satisfaction.

        regodeo
        Catalan
        jactar-se
        Spanish
        complacerse

        Dwell on with satisfaction.

              jactar-se
              Usage of gloat in English
              1
              What do you think I'm going to do, stalk you and gloat?'
              The Naked God
              2
              Mills was a professional; she wouldn't gloat until she had a conviction.
              The king of lies
              3
              I wonder whether to commiserate-howmighty are we, the fallen!-orto gloat.
              Halo Silentium
              4
              Want to go and gloat over your friends in the pens instead?
              Woken furies
              5
              The Indian wished to gloat over the mental distress of his foe.
              Do and Dare — a Brave Boy's Fight for Fortune
              6
              That were a fearful vengeance, over which the foul fiend would gloat.
              The Nibelungenlied
              7
              I never gloat over doing such an easy job as that was.
              Children of the Whirlwind
              8
              Contempt, intolerance, physical force, are what they gloat over in international relations.
              Villa Elsa / A Story of German Family Life
              9
              As if you were Hitler himself, come to gloat over the dead.
              The arms maker of berlin
              10
              Moreover, he who has not erred has but little to gloat over.
              One Third Off
              11
              Culvera had sent for him to gloat over him, to taunt him.
              Steve Yeager
              12
              I am sure that you will excuse me, however, if I gloat.
              A Fool and His Money
              13
              That wretch came into the woods to gloat over his rival's misery.
              Tish: The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions
              14
              He stood, content to pause a moment, to gloat further over her.
              Judith of Blue Lake Ranch
              15
              So it's hypocritical to gloat about a husband she intends to divorce.
              Real life & liars
              16
              Leeds United's fans turned up to gloat noisily at their rivals' failure.
              The Irish Times
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              Translations for gloat
              Catalan
              jactar-se
              Gloat through the time
              Gloat across language varieties
              United Kingdom
              Common
              United States of America
              Common