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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXULT', v.i. egzult'. [L. exulto; ex and salto, salio, to leap.]
Properly, to leap for joy; hence, to rejoice in triumph; to rejoice exceedingly, at success or victory; to be glad above measure; to triumph. It is natural to man to exult at the success of his schemes, and to exult over a fallen adversary.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: feel extreme happiness or elation [syn: exult, walk on air, be on cloud nine, jump for joy]
2: to express great joy; "Who cannot exult in Spring?" [syn: exuberate, exult, rejoice, triumph, jubilate]

Merriam Webster's

intransitive verb Etymology: Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultare, literally, to leap up, from ex- + saltare to leap — more at saltation Date: 1548 1. obsolete to leap for joy 2. to be extremely joyful ; rejoice <the team exulted in their victory> • exultingly adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.intr. (often foll. by at, in, over, or to + infin.) 1 be greatly joyful. 2 (often foll. by over) have a feeling of triumph (over a person). Derivatives: exultancy n. exultation n. exultant adj. exultantly adv. exultingly adv. Etymology: L exsultare (as EX-(1), saltare frequent. of salire salt- leap)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(exults, exulting, exulted) If you exult in a triumph or success that you have had, you feel and show great happiness and pleasure because of it. (WRITTEN) He was exulting in a win at the show earlier that day... Some individual investors exulted at the record... I exulted and wept for joy... 'This is what I've longed for during my entire career,' Kendall exulted. VERB: V in/at n, V in/at n, V, V with quote • exultation I felt a tremendous sense of relief and exultation.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. Triumph, rejoice (for success or victory), leap for joy, be in transport, rejoice excessively, rejoice tauntingly.

Moby Thesaurus

be proud of, boast, brag, caper, caracole, carol, celebrate, chirp, chirrup, clap hands, crow, crow over, dance, delight, exult in, frisk, frolic, gambol, gloat, gloat over, glory, glory in, joy, jubilate, lilt, make merry, rejoice, revel, rollick, romp, show off, sing, skip, skip for joy, take pride in, triumph, whistle