— gloater , n. — gloatingly , adv.
/gloht/ , v.i.
1. to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or malicious, satisfaction: The opposing team gloated over our bad luck.
n.
2. an act or feeling of gloating.
[ 1565-75; perh. akin to ON glotta to smile scornfully; cf. G glotzen to stare ]
Syn. 1. See glare 1 .