exult

[ ig-zuhlt ]

/ ɪgˈzʌlt /

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Definition of exult

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR exult

1 delight, glory, revel.

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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, adverbself-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.
Style Conversational Week 1413: Our new not-so-big top -- the Clowning Achievement trophy|Pat Myers|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
Still, Clinton aides exulted in schadenfreude when their enemies faltered.
The Hillary-Haters’ Book Club Will Never Run Out of Things to Read|Michelle Cottle|January 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“A great victory for the people of Massachusetts,” Warren exulted.
Scott Brown-Elizabeth Warren Contest in Massachusetts: Ugliest Senate Race|Matt Latimer|September 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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)

Derived forms of exult

exultation (ˌɛɡzʌlˈteɪʃən), nounexultingly, adverb

Word Origin for exult

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

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