gloat vs rubberneck

gloat

noun
  • An act or instance of gloating. 

verb
  • To triumph, crow, relish, glory, revel. 

  • To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune. 

rubberneck

noun
  • Someone who engages in rubbernecking, or turning and staring. 

  • Someone or something with a flexible neck. 

verb
  • To watch by craning the neck (as though it were made of rubber), especially if the observer and observed are in motion relative to each other. 

How often have the words gloat and rubberneck occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )