Crossword clues for gloated
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gloat \Gloat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gloated; p. pr. & vb. n. Gloating.] [Akin to Icel. glotta to smile scornfully, G. glotzen to gloat.] To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; to gaze with passionate desire, lust, or avarice.
2. To gaze with malignant satisfaction; to exult maliciously, sometimes also triumphantly, in another's loss or discomfort; -- usually in a bad sense.
In vengeance gloating on another's pain.
--Byron.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: gloat)
Usage examples of "gloated".
He kept his expression attentive and courteous, but inwardly he gloated, You great hero, handsome as an opera star, so brave out there with the wind in your face and the sun shining over your head, I wish I could take you with me and teach you the true meaning of courage and sacrifice!
Silk gloated as they moved on down the muddy streets between the pavilions.
Asharak gloated with an ugly smirk on his scarred face, "would you like to try that again?
Bonness was indeed elated that his hunch about Marlie had turned out to be accurate, and he even gloated a bit that he must have a touch of psychic ability himself.
Trembling even as he gloated over his own remarkable self, he shifted the spider and worked it out of the nest.
The children will slow them down, Vark Jan gloated, they will not be able to stand the pace.
Peter gloated, and Tungata saw his hand reach out towards the charcoal brazier.
Although we had all gloated over it before, we crowded around Louren as he examined it.
While Louren gloated over the stacks of golden fingers, I watched his face.