How do you use Gloating in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like gloat or glee, plus the exact meaning.
Gloating meaning
present participle and gerund of gloat
Synonyms of Gloating
Using Gloating
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of gloat
- Useful related words include: gloat, glee, satisfaction.
- In the example corpus, gloating often appears in combinations such as: gloating over, gloating about.
Context around Gloating
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gloating
- In this selection, "gloating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gleeful, too, obnoxious, chariot, taking and now stand out and add context to how "gloating" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include be too gloating about that and democrats were gloating taking a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gloating" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gloating
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I will quit gloating now. (5 words)
Hamas gloating at its ostensible victory. (6 words)
And his detractors should moderate their gloating. (7 words)
Our self-esteem gets a boost when we can boast about our connections to an elite footy team — it’s like gloating about your kids’ accomplishments or talking about Dennis Lillee, Sam Kerr or Daniel Ricciardo being from Perth. (39 words)
In one of the most controversial revelations from the book, Harry admits to killing 25 Taliban fighters during his tour in Afghanistan, gloating that he was better than his brother: “For one brief moment, Spare outranked Heir,” he says. (39 words)
The conflict started when some South African users began gloating about booking fake rides in Nigeria, targeting Nigerian e-hailing drivers by sending them to specific pick-up locations only to cancel the rides upon their arrival. (37 words)
And to those who gloat, to what end is your gloating? (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
But lately their tone has changed from despair to gleeful gloating.
Not that the Old Trafford support, who of course sang about Kevin Keegan, should perhaps be too gloating about that.
Our self-esteem gets a boost when we can boast about our connections to an elite footy team — it’s like gloating about your kids’ accomplishments or talking about Dennis Lillee, Sam Kerr or Daniel Ricciardo being from Perth.
That has to be understood by the organizers of the brazen raid, their backers and those who are gloating over the issue, holding on to the futile hope for the weakening of Iran,” Zakharova said.
Although Miz outsmarted Sheamus to win, his obnoxious gloating in the end made him seem like a heel at least.
In one of the most controversial revelations from the book, Harry admits to killing 25 Taliban fighters during his tour in Afghanistan, gloating that he was better than his brother: “For one brief moment, Spare outranked Heir,” he says.
Marshall in control earlier, taking his time and gloating after every successuful spot.
The conflict started when some South African users began gloating about booking fake rides in Nigeria, targeting Nigerian e-hailing drivers by sending them to specific pick-up locations only to cancel the rides upon their arrival.
There was no gloating or over-celebrating, just talk of processes, challenges to come and consistency.
Trump’s gloating chariot ride up Pennsylvania Avenue might never have happened.
And to those who gloat, to what end is your gloating?
Even as the Democrats were gloating, taking a bizarre in the crisis of an American embassy being invaded, the Trump Administration was keeping its cards close to the vest.
I will quit gloating now.
Muriel Bowser has lashed out at the president over his gloating tweets yesterday, calling him a "scared man" hiding behind the White House fence.
Other photos show him gloating over wads of cash and parading round his Louis Vuitton shopping bags.
When Hasina is gladly gloating to see the useless, hopeless, and ineffective BNP leaders divided against each other, they are also shamelessly ‘cheerful’ to see themselves divided doing nothing to bridge the gap and strengthen the party.
And his detractors should moderate their gloating.
The Headingley holiday crowd made an effortless switch from gloating supremacy to cheerful doom.
Hamas gloating at its ostensible victory.
We’re still waiting for follow-up to the angle (aside from some gloating from Cody and remorse from Matt Jackson).
Common combinations with gloating
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: