gloat Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun malicious satisfaction
glee; gloating.
verb dwell on with satisfaction
crow; triumph.
verb gaze at or think about something with great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy

Akin to Icel. glotta to smile scornfully, G. glotzen to gloat.

imperfect & past participle Gloated; present participle & verbal noun Gloating

To look steadfastly; to gaz earnestly; -- usually in a bad sense, to gaze with malig nant satisfaction, passionate desire, lust, or avarice.
In vengeance gloating on another's pain. Byron.