rejoice
verb (used without object)
to be glad; take delight (often followed byin ).
had been rejoicing
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past perfect progressiveof rejoice.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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The Antiquary, who had been rejoicing in the hope of getting both principal and interest of a debt which he had long thought desperate, could only gasp out the words, "Advance one hundred pounds!"
From Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North by Scott, Walter, Sir
Instead, came the dismal tidings from his only sister that her husband, Captain Hunter, had been killed in the battle over which he had been rejoicing.
From The Earth Trembled by Roe, Edward Payson
I had been rejoicing in the prospect of an agreeable drive with a pleasant companion, for I had been greatly attracted by the young monk; but I was doomed to disappointment.
From Up in Ardmuirland by Barrett, Michael
She had been rejoicing that her petitions had been granted, and the king had not come nigh unto her this last month.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 by Radin, Paul
There had been rejoicing; it was easy to picture the populace lying in wait for the expected relief party from the château.
From The Man from Brodney's by McCutcheon, George Barr
