gloat vs vaunt

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. 

vaunt

noun
  • A boast; an instance of vaunting. 

verb
  • To speak boastfully about. 

  • To boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with ostentation. 

  • To speak boastfully. 

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