exult
verb (used without object)
to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant.
exultingly
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a word derived from
exult.
Example Sentences
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“Why,” said they, exultingly, “it is vacation, and we don’t have to go to school.”
From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2018
They talked exultingly of Suda Bay as "an eastern Gibraltar."
From Time Magazine Archive
“The Miss Reeds could not play as well!” said she exultingly.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
He soared exultingly up and up, paying no heed to his father’s anguished commands.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
The word was blunder; and as Harriet exultingly proclaimed it, there was a blush on Jane’s cheek which gave it a meaning not otherwise ostensible.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
