gloatings

One of his black hoods arrived then, and interrupted Sovartus's gloatings.

Conan the Fearless Perry, Steve 1986

Throughout this sordid chatter, with its avaricious gloatings and endless repetitions, Lorelei sat listless, her thoughts far from pleasant.

The Auction Block Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913

He makes me ill with his snobbishness and silver plate and monthly gloatings over his gains.

South Wind Norman Douglas 1910

I reached the rectory, to be welcomed by Hephzy with questions concerning the outcome of the tournament and triumphant gloatings over my perfectly useless prize.

Kent Knowles: Quahaug Joseph Crosby Lincoln 1907

"Better luck next time" -- "Never despair," and so forth -- side by side with anonymous and scurrilous gloatings over his fall.

Half a Hero A Novel Anthony Hope 1898

The boy was with his nurse or at the kindergarten for long hours during which Ninitta, who had few of the resources with which an educated woman would have filled her time, mingled longings for her old life with blissful gloatings over Nino's beauty and cleverness.

The Philistines Arlo Bates 1884

She could have reassured us that the gloatings in the RSS circles that she will work to revoke the ban on US visa to Modi are unfounded.

SAJAforum 2008

She could have reassured us that the gloatings in the RSS circles that she will work to revoke the ban on US visa to Modi are unfounded.

SAJAforum 2008

Mistakes quickly show up in stock collapse, sputtering sales, and rivals’ gloatings as they snatch market share.

Magic and Mayhem Derek Leebaert 2010

Miss Dix has promised you); compelling "the old soldier," who protects you, to low familiarities with your person; and comforting yourself with the vulgar gloatings of the bully over the terrors of those who are afraid only because they are more cowardly than himself.

The Southern Spy. Letters on the Policy and Inauguration of the Lincoln War. Written Anonymously in Washington and Elsewhere. 1861