Exulting \Ex*ult"ing\, a.
Rejoicing triumphantly or exceedingly; exultant. --
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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
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
exulting
adj : joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success;
"rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a
triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout" [syn: exultant,
jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant]
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