Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gloat"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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; -- usually in a bad
sense, to gaze with malignant satisfaction, passionate
desire, lust, or avarice.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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
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