[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster

   2. to gaze with malignant satisfaction; to exult maliciously,
      sometimes also triumphantly, in another's loss or
      discomfort; -- usually in a bad sense.
      1913 webster

            in vengeance gloating on another's pain. --byron.
      1913 webster
see also:
gloated gloating 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

gloating
     n : malicious satisfaction syn: gloat, glee
see also:
gloat glee 

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