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English Dictionary: exulting by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
exulting
adj
  1. joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout"
    Synonym(s): exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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. [bd]An exulting countenance.[b8] --Bancroft.
  
               The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And
               leap exulting like the bounding roe.      --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Exulting \Ex*ult"ing\, a.
      Rejoicing triumphantly or exceedingly; exultant. --
      {Ex*ult"ing*ly}, adv.
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