exult

[ ig-zuhlt ]
/ ɪgˈzʌlt /
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verb (used without object)

to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant: They exulted over their victory.
Obsolete. to leap, especially for joy.

Origin of exult

1560–70; < Latin ex(s)ultāre to leap up, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -sultāre (combining form of saltāre to leap)

OTHER WORDS FROM exult

ex·ult·ing·ly, adverb self-ex·ult·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH exult

exalt exult

Words nearby exult

exudation, exudation cyst, exudative inflammation, exudative retinitis, exude, exult, exultant, exultation, exumbilication, exurb, exurban

Words related to exulting

rejoice, revel, gloat, cheer, jubilate, celebrate, bully, glory, crow, brag, bluster, triumph, vaunt

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British Dictionary definitions for exulting

exult
/ (ɪɡˈzʌlt) /

verb (intr)

to be joyful or jubilant, esp because of triumph or success; rejoice
(often foll by over) to triumph (over); show or take delight in the defeat or discomfiture (of)

Derived forms of exult

exultation (ˌɛɡzʌlˈteɪʃən), noun exultingly, adverb

Word Origin for exult

C16: from Latin exsultāre to jump or leap for joy, from saltāre to leap

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