exult

From Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultō, frequentative of exsiliō (“jump up”), from ex- + saliō (“jump, leap”).

• IPA^(key): /ɪɡˈzʌlt/

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• Rhymes: -ʌlt

exult (third-person singular simple present exults, present participle exulting, simple past and past participle exulted)

1. (intransitive) To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph.
   • 1957, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, Viking Press, →OCLC:

     I took a deep breath; a locomotive howled across-the darkness, Mobile-bound. So were we. I took off my shirt and exulted.

Do not confuse exult (“rejoice”) (intransitive) with exalt (“praise”) (transitive).

• exulting

• exultant
• exultate
• exultation