Definition of "gloating" []

• Present participle of gloat. (verb)

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• "With its insinuation that they're less invested in the peace process than the United States and Israel, Davies's gloating is an insult to the Arab states."
• "This album's lairy gloating is made just about bearable because Tinie is, at heart, a nice guy, who – like his most obvious referent, Kanye West – mentions his mum every few songs."
• "At such a time magnanimity rather than gloating is in order."