exult

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

• IPA^(key): /ɪɡˈzʌlt/
• 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.

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

• exultant
• exultantly
• exultatingly
• exultation
• exultingly