rejoice
verb (used without object)
to be glad; take delight (often followed byin ).
am rejoicing
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present progressiveof rejoice (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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I am rejoicing that the money I will receive from the fan will meet the demands of my creditors and that I'll not have to sell the Manor.
From The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan by Lizette M. Edholm
I am rejoicing in the People's Edition of your work.
From The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) by Sir Frederic G. (Frederic George) Kenyon
We are now at Frascati, and in spite of the inexhaustible, immortal interest of Rome, I am rejoicing with my whole nature, moral, mental, and physical, in our removal to the country.
From Records of Later Life by Fanny Kemble
Even Parker Pillsbury wrote her, "I am rejoicing over Old Abe, but my voice is still for war."
From Susan B. Anthony Rebel, Crusader, Humanitarian by Alma Lutz
I am rejoicing over it like a child.
From Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities by F. Max (Friedrich Max) Müller
