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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At present I am rejoicing in the Autobiography of that delightful sinner, Benvenuto Cellini.
From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 by Thomas Henry Huxley
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 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 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
I am rejoicing at that inner change which she seems to me to be undergoing.
From The Awakening The Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy, Count
