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exulting

exulting is the present participle and gerund of exult.

Meaning of exult

Verb

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; 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

Adjective

exulting (comparative more exulting, superlative most exulting)

  1. Showing exultation.

Noun

exulting (plural exultings)

  1. exultation
    • Disappointments and sorrows have taught me the vanity of human expectations, quieted the exultings of youthful hope, and cooled the ardour of anxious desire.1825, The Baptist Missionary Magazine, volumes 5-6, page 132

Forms of exulting

Adjective
comparativemore exulting
superlativemost exulting
Noun
pluralexultings

Words formed from exulting

Questions about exulting

What does exulting mean?
Exulting means showing exultation.
What is exulting the present participle and gerund of?
Exulting is the present participle and gerund of exult.
What part of speech is exulting?
Exulting can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near exulting in the dictionary

  1. exultatory
  2. exulted
  3. exultest
  4. Exultet
  5. exulteth
  6. exulting
  7. exultingly
  8. exultings
  9. exultory
  10. exults
  11. Exum

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