Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense gloats, present participle gloating, past tense, past participle gloated
VERB 洋洋得意;幸灾乐祸 If someone is gloating, they are showing pleasure at their own success or at other people's failure in an arrogant and unpleasant way. 洋洋得意;幸灾乐祸 [disapproval] [Also VERB]
Anti-abortionists are gloating over the court's decision. [VERB + over]