Meaning
to gloat, be delighted
- to show intense satisfaction or visible delight, often smugly
In a sentence
Gongolava apertamente dopo aver battuto il suo storico rivale.
He was openly gloating after beating his longtime rival.
Non mi piace gongolare davanti a chi ha perso.
I don't like to gloat in front of someone who lost.
Perché stai gongolando così tanto per quel complimento?
Why are you gloating so much over that compliment?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| gongolare | infinitive |
| gongolo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| gongoli | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| gongola | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| gongoliamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| gongolate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| gongolano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| gongolavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| gongolavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| gongolava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| gongolavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| gongolavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| gongolavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| gongolai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| gongolasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| gongolò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| gongolammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| gongolaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| gongolarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| gongolerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| gongolerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| gongolerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| gongoleremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| gongolerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| gongoleranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| gongoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| gongoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| gongoli | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| gongoliamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| gongoliate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| gongolino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| gongolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| gongolassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| gongolasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| gongolassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| gongolaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| gongolassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| gongolerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| gongoleresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| gongolerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| gongoleremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| gongolereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| gongolerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| gongola | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| gongoliamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| gongolate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| gongolando | gerund |
| gongolato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes auxiliary 'avere' in compound tenses.
- Often followed by 'per' or 'di' to indicate the reason for satisfaction.