gongolare — meaning in English

English meaning

• gloat verb To show obvious, often smug pleasure at your own success or at someone else's failure.
• strut verb To walk in a proud, stiff, confident way, often with the head held high.

Senses

gongolare is used for these senses in English:

• gloat To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
• strut (transitive, by extension) To walk across or on (a stage or other place) haughtily or proudly.

gloat — full definition

1. verb To show obvious, often smug pleasure at your own success or at someone else's failure.
2. noun An act of gloating.

strut — full definition

1. verb To walk in a proud, stiff, confident way, often with the head held high.
2. noun A supporting rod or beam that braces a structure.

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