exultating

exultating is the present participle and gerund of exultate.

Meaning of exultate

exultate (third-person singular simple present exultates, present participle exultating, simple past and past participle exultated)

To exult.
- For her exultating her supremacy, in pregnancy, childbirth, nursing, had cut him out: made him feel not only irrelevant but, so often, in the way; his wife looked at him and felt the obligation of love, for of course she did love him, while another kind of love, physical, instinctual, as intimate...1989, Joyce Carol Oates, American Appetites

exultating (comparative more exultating, superlative most exultating)

Extremely happy; rapturous.
- ...certain it is, their laudable curiosity once gratified, they were led still further to pursue their speculations, and still remained unsatisified till they had heard the naive exclamations, and witnessed the animated features under every variety of expression, from wonder and admiration, to...1845, The ruling passions - Volume 3, page 308
- The apostle looked forward to a meeting with the righteous Judge with exultating expectation, as being worthy, in the gospel sense.1850, The Pulpit of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church

comparative	more exultating
superlative	most exultating

What does exultating mean?: Exultating means extremely happy; rapturous.
What is exultating the present participle and gerund of?: Exultating is the present participle and gerund of exultate.
What part of speech is exultating?: Exultating is an adjective.

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