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.
   
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   2. To gaze with malignant satisfaction; to exult maliciously,
      sometimes also triumphantly, in another's loss or
      discomfort; -- usually in a bad sense.
      
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            In vengeance gloating on another's pain. --Byron.
      
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gloat
     n : malicious satisfaction [syn: {gloating}, {glee}]
     v 1: dwell on with satisfaction [syn: {triumph}, {crow}]
     2: gaze at or think about something with great
        self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy

32 Moby Thesaurus words for "gloat":
   bore, crane, crane the neck, crow, crow over, delight, delight in,
   exult, exult in, eye, gape, gaup, gawk, gaze, gaze open-mouthed,
   glare, gloat over, glory, glory in, goggle, joy, jubilate, look,
   ogle, peer, revel in, stand on tiptoe, stare, stare at, stare down,
   stare hard, triumph