gloating

The commander-in-chief gave himself one more honorific while gloating over the potential end of New York City's congestion pricing: king.

But even in supposed victory, his gloating found few echoes; the so-called War on Christmas, rather than ending in climactic struggle and triumph, seemed to just fade away from the national discourse.

There was no gloating from John about that.

Burkina Faso's armed forces say they are investigating a gruesome video that purports to show military volunteers hacking apart a dead body with machetes, while gloating to the camera.

Three is either a charm or a curse – depending on your point of view – and there are plenty of people gloating or kvetching today.