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exult

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ex·ult  (g-zlt)
intr.v. ex·ult·ed, ex·ult·ing, ex·ults
1. To rejoice greatly; be jubilant or triumphant.
2. Obsolete To leap upward, especially for joy.

[Latin exsultre : ex-, ex- + saltre, to dance, frequentative of salre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]

ex·ultance, ex·ultan·cy n.
ex·ulting·ly adv.

exult [ɪgˈzʌlt]
vb (intr)
1. to be joyful or jubilant, esp because of triumph or success; rejoice
2. (often foll by over) to triumph (over); show or take delight in the defeat or discomfiture (of)
[from Latin exsultāre to jump or leap for joy, from saltāre to leap]
exultation  [ˌɛgzʌlˈteɪʃən] n
exultingly  adv
Usage: See at exalt
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.exultexult - feel extreme happiness or elation    
joy, rejoice - feel happiness or joy
triumph, rejoice, wallow - be ecstatic with joy
2.exultexult - to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?"
glory - rejoice proudly
chirk up, cheer up, cheer - become cheerful

exult
verb
1. be joyful, be delighted, rejoice, be overjoyed, celebrate, large it (Brit. slang), be elated, be jubilant, jump for joy, make merry, be in high spirits, jubilate He seemed calm, but inwardly he exulted.
2. revel, glory in, boast, crow, taunt, brag, vaunt, drool, gloat, take delight in He was still exulting over his victory.
Translations
exult [ɪgˈzʌlt] VI to exult in or at or overregocijarse por

exult [ɪgˈzʌlt] viexulter, jubiler
to exult at sth (= rejoice) → se réjouir de qch

exult
vifrohlocken; exulting in his freedomseine Freiheit genießend

exult [ɪgˈzʌlt] vi (frm) to exult in or over or atesultare per
exult [ɪgˈzʌlt] vi (frm) to exult in or over or atesultare per

exult
v exult [igˈzalt]
(withinorat) to be very happy; to rejoice They exulted in their victory / at the news of their victory. juig, jubel يَبْتَهِج، يفرَح جِدا ликувам jásat juble; fryde sig; triumfere frohlocken, triumphieren θριαμβολογώ regocijarse juubeldama شادی کردن؛ به شور و شعف آمدن riemuita (se) réjouir (de) לִצהוֹל बहुत प्रसन्न होना klicati od veselja örvendez bahagia fagna esultare 大喜びをする 기뻐 날뛰다 džiūgauti līksmot; gavilēt; triumfēt bahagia jubelen juble, hovere, triumfere radować się exultar a exalta ликовать jasať veseliti se likovati jubla, fröjdas ดีใจ mutlulukla coşmak 狂喜 радіти, торжествувати نہایت مسرور hân hoan
adj exˈultant
very happy (at a victory or success etc) exultant football fans. uitgelate مُبْتَهِج، فَرِح جدا ликуващ jásající jublende; triumferende triumphierend ενθουσιασμένος jubiloso, triunfante juubeldav شاد و سرمست riemuitseva triomphant צוֹהֶל प्रसन्न ushićen, razdragan ujjongó bersukacita fagnandi esultante 大喜びの 기뻐 날뛰는 džiūgaujantis līksmojošs; gavilējošs; triumfējošs bersukacita jubelend jublende, triumferende rozradowany exultante/triunfante fericit, bucuros; trium­fător ликующий jasajúci presrečen razdragan jublande รื่นเริง coşkun 興高采烈的 тріумфуючий, радіючий خوش خرم hân hoan
n exulˈtation [eg-]
uitgelatenheid إبْتِهاج، فَرَح شَديد ликуване jásot jubel; fryd; triumf der Jubel αγαλλίαση exultación, júbilo juubeldus شادمانی riemu exultation צָהֳלָה उल्लास, हर्षोन्माद ushićenje örvendezés sukacita fögnuður esultanza 大喜び 기뻐 날뜀 džiūgavimas līksmība; gaviles; triumfs kegembiraan yang amat sangat gejubel jubel, triumf szalona radość júbilo exaltare ликование jasot navdušenje likovanje jubel, fröjd การรื่นเริงมาก kabına sığmama 狂喜 торжество, тріумфування شادمانی niềm hân hoan


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I was haunted by the fear that she would, sooner or later, find me out, with a black face and hands, doing the coarsest part of my work, and would exult over me and despise me.
But what right, the next thought in his brain would whisper, had such a girl to swagger around like a man and exult that adventure was not dead?
Art thou come, by chance, cruel basilisk of these mountains, to see if in thy presence blood will flow from the wounds of this wretched being thy cruelty has robbed of life; or is it to exult over the cruel work of thy humours that thou art come; or like another pitiless Nero to look down from that height upon the ruin of his Rome in embers; or in thy arrogance to trample on this ill-fated corpse, as the ungrateful daughter trampled on her father Tarquin's?
 
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