exult
verb/ɪɡˈzʌlt/
Etymology From Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultō, frequentative of exsiliō (“jump up”), from ex- + saliō (“jump, leap”).
1
To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).
- I took a deep breath; a locomotive howled across-the darkness, Mobile-bound. So were we. I took off my shirt and exulted.1957 September 5, Jack Kerouac, On the Road, New York, N.Y.: Viking Press, →OCLC:
- Derived terms
- exulting
- Related terms
- exultant, exultate, exultation