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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He had been rejoicing in his escape from Morton Bassett, and yet Sylvia spoke of him with tolerance and sympathy.
From A Hoosier Chronicle by F. C. (Frederick Coffay) Yohn
Christmas Eve came but once a year, and the children had been rejoicing in the thought of it all the autumn.
From Invisible Links by Selma Lagerlöf
It was not very brave of her, but then she had been rejoicing so much at getting rid of Lewis and his mysteries, and was so horribly disappointed when they all returned.
From The Eagle's Nest by S. E. Cartwright
It was a race for liberty and the preservation of the wealth in which they had been rejoicing.
From Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships A Story of the Last Naval War by T. Hoggans
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 George Barr McCutcheon
