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gloat
Meaning: to feel or show excessive pride about one's success
gloat in a sentence
How gloat is used in real sentences:
He couldn't help but gloat after winning the chess tournament three years in a row.
After scoring the winning point, she couldn't resist a small gloat, waving triumphantly at the players on the other team.
“A confident juror may gloat when the preferred side pulls ahead, boasting as though the result were a personal victory.”
— from the passage Inside the Jury Room
Synonyms for gloat
Other words for gloat — boast, brag and exult — carry the same meaning.
Where it comes from
From Old Norse glotta 'to grin'
Memory hook
GLOAT rhymes with 'BOAT' — imagine sailing past rivals while bragging loudly.