exult

[ ig-zuhlt ]

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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 for exult

1	delight, glory, revel

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Other words from exult

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

Words that may be confused with exult

exalt, exult

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How to use exult in a sentence

This time it’s a half-hour with Hall of Famer Jeff Contompasis, who exults in his persona of Ultra-Invite-Nerd, delving into odd bits of Loser arcana and telling about his patented Vitey-Sense about which contest will be coming up next.
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Still, Clinton aides exulted in schadenfreude when their enemies faltered.
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“A great victory for the people of Massachusetts,” Warren exulted.
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They exulted amid their keenest pangs that they were counted worthy to suffer for their divine Master.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow
Wrapped in their fiery vesture and shroud of flame, they yet exulted in their glorious victory.
The Catacombs of Rome | William Henry Withrow

A fine girl and boy were born to them; and need I say how their hearts expanded and exulted, and seemed to grow twice as large.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 | Various
Enemies exulted, foretelling an early dissolution of the feeble bands which held the dangerous Colony together.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington Greene
"It's pretty," the child exulted as she shook out the soft folds.
Patchwork | Anna Balmer Myers

British Dictionary definitions for exult

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)

Origin of exult

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

exult

See exalt

Derived forms of exult

exultation (ˌɛɡzʌlˈteɪʃən), noun
exultingly, adverb

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