EXULT


Meaning of EXULT in English

/ ɪgˈzʌlt; NAmE / verb

exult (at / in sth) ( formal ) to feel and show that you are very excited and happy because of sth that has happened :

[ v ]

He leaned back, exulting at the success of his plan.

[ v speech ]

'We won!' she exulted.

[also v that ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Latin exsultare , frequentative of exsilire leap up, from ex- out, upward + salire to leap.

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