exult
verb (used without object)
to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant.
exulting
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present participleof exult.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Herzog is interested in everything, and makes everything interesting, exulting in all of the world’s settings, the stranger the better.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
We need to take the next step, which is to say that they are breaking systems and exulting in it.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2026
“I betrayed him, I betrayed the family, I betrayed the army!” says Moreno Ocampo, exulting in the anecdote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
She walked away exulting because slow, hip-rolling grannies can’t do what she does.
From Washington Post ● May 7, 2022
“It was short—merely to announce—but cheerful, exulting, of course.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
