To exult is defined as to feel or to show feelings of great happiness or joy.
(verb)When you are delighted with the coming of a new baby, this is an example of a time when you exult over the birth.
See exult in Webster's New World College Dictionary
intransitive verb
Origin: Fr exulter < L exultare, exsultare, to leap up, leap for joy < ex-, intens. + saltare, freq. of salire: see salient
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See exult in American Heritage Dictionary 4
intransitive verb ex·ult·ed, ex·ult·ing, ex·ults
Origin:
Origin: Latin exsultāre
Origin: : ex-, ex-
Origin: + saltāre, to dance
Origin: , frequentative of salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots
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