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exulting

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Exulting \Ex*ult"ing\, a.
   Rejoicing triumphantly or exceedingly; exultant. --
   {Ex*ult"ing*ly}, adv.

Source : WordNet®

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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