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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And
leap exulting like the bounding roe. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Exulting \Ex*ult"ing\, a.
Rejoicing triumphantly or exceedingly; exultant. --
{Ex*ult"ing*ly}, adv
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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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