/ɪɡˈzʌlt/
OriginFrom Middle French exulter, from Latin exsultō, frequentative of exsiliō (“jump up”), from ex- + saliō (“jump, leap”).
- intransitiveTo 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.”
Formsexults(present, singular, third-person) · exulting(participle, present) · exulted(participle, past) · exulted(past)