exult
Use Exult in a sentence
verb (used without object)
1.
to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant: They exulted over their victory.
2.
Obsolete. to leap, especially for joy.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to be joyful or jubilant, esp because of triumph or success; rejoice |
| 2. | ( |
| [C16: from Latin exsultāre to jump or leap for joy, from saltāre to leap] | |
| exultation | |
| —n | |
| ex'ultingly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
exult
to rejoice, triumph, 1590s, from Fr. exulter, from L. exultare/exsultare, freq. of exsilire to leap up, from ex- out + salire to leap (see salient). The notion is of leaping or dancing for joy. Related: Exulted; exulting.
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Example sentences
Those who defend our system concede-indeed, exult-that it places roadblocks in the path of major policy shifts.
She sang about earthly and divine ecstasy, and she sang simply to exult in her voice.
Mystics exult in mystery and want it to stay mysterious.
The whites react with horror, while the blacks exult.
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