verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
over
▪
Barry has since acquired a video recording of the race and still gloats over it even now.
▪
For centuries we women have gloated over the one negative aspect of aging more evident in men than women: balding.
▪
To only a few had he been the devil who gloated over their private grief.
▪
The pro-Noriega Press, the only newspapers permitted to publish, gloated over the general's suppression of the coup.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪
"I told you that idea wouldn't work.'' "Well, there's no need to gloat .''
▪
"What are you gloating about?" he said in an irritated voice.
▪
He has an unpleasant habit of gloating whenever he wins at tennis.
▪
I hate to gloat , you guys, but I told you it wouldn't work.
▪
It was horrible to see her gloating over her brother's misfortune.
▪
Jane used to gloat over other people's misfortunes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪
For centuries we women have gloated over the one negative aspect of aging more evident in men than women: balding.
▪
Here was a gloating scheme of ingenuity, an immigrant strategy for economic survival that was taking on great possibilities.
▪
I thought he came round to gloat and I was right.
▪
Of course, I shall be able to gloat , having got there before the rest of the media!
▪
Perhaps she sensed my growing discontent and was frightened of appearing to gloat .
▪
The liberals are gloating and celebrating all over town.