exult
verb (used without object)
to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant.
is exulting
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present progressiveof exult (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Taylor Swift is exulting because Billboard and Nielsen SoundScan finally made it official: Last week, defying early predictions, Swift’s fifth studio album, 1989, sold enough copies in the U.S. to go instantly platinum.
From Slate ● Nov. 6, 2014
Dr. Fernandez is going, too, and the prior of La Rabida, in his long robe, is exulting with him over this success.
From Ten Great Events in History by James Johonnot
But now, just as she is exulting in the prospect of peace and plenty, lo and behold! the miserable young man goes and falls in love with somebody else.
From For the Cause by Stanley J. Weyman
But behold the Golden Eagle, as she has pounced, and is exulting over her prey!
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 by John Wilson
When England exults in Lincoln's victory over his foes, she is exulting in his victory over her own friends.
From What I Saw in America by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton
