gloating

gloat  (glt)

intr.v. gloat·ed, gloat·ing, gloats

To feel or express great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction: Don't gloat over your rival's misfortune.

n.

1. The act of gloating.

2. A feeling of great, often malicious, pleasure or self-satisfaction.

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[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin; see ghel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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gloater n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gloating - malicious satisfaction               gloat, glee satisfaction - the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation; "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"

Translations

gloating [ˈgləʊtɪŋ] ADJ with a gloating smile → sonriendo satisfecho, con una sonrisa satisfecha

gloating

n → Selbstgefälligkeit f; (over sb’s misfortune or failure) → Schadenfreude f; it wasn’t pleasant to listen to their gloating → es war kein Vergnügen, ihren selbstgefälligen Reden/schadenfrohen Bemerkungen zuzuhören; their gloating over their own success → ihre selbstgefällige Freude über ihren Erfolg

adj (= self-satisfied) → selbstgefällig; (= malicious) → hämisch, schadenfroh; he cast a gloating look at the money → er weidete sich genüsslich am Anblick des Geldes