exulting

Adjective
Synonyms: exultantjubilantpridefulrejoicingtriumphaltriumphant

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success“rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day”“a triumphal success”“a triumphant shout”Synonyms: exultantjubilantpridefulrejoicingtriumphaltriumphant
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Exult \Ex*ult"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Exulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exulting.] [L. exultare, exsultare, exultatum, exsultatum, to leap vigorously, to exult, intens. fr. exsilire to spring out or up; ex out + salire to spring, leap: cf. F. exulter. See Salient.] To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph; as, an exulting heart. "An exulting countenance." --Bancroft. [1913 Webster]

The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And leap exulting like the bounding roe. --Pope. Exultance

Exulting \Ex*ult"ing\, a. Rejoicing triumphantly or exceedingly; exultant. -- Ex*ult"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
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