exulted
past simple and past participle ofexult
exult
verb[I]
formaluk/ɪɡˈzʌlt/us/ɪɡˈzʌlt/toexpressgreatpleasureorhappiness,especiallyat someone else'sdefeatorfailure:
They exultedat/overtheirvictory.
Sheseemsto exultinherpower.
Taking pleasure in something
- bask
- bask insomething
- bask/bathe in reflected gloryidiom
- be a glutton for punishmentidiom
- be a great one forsomethingidiom
- drool
- flatter
- get off onsomething
- get oversomething/someone
- get your jolliesidiom
- glory insomething
- glutton
- masochism
- masochistic
- meat
- perk
- perk(someone)up
- savour
- wallow
- whoop
Examplesofexulted
exulted
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Under conditions of greater economic insecurity, the material dimension of politics assumed anexultedstatus.
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Whigs, conversely,exultedin partisan women and children.
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I am told that tributes are reserved for more nominallyexultedbeings.
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Having set up a nine-pin of his own fabrication, heexultedin exhibiting how dexterous he was in knocking it down.
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Some haveexultedin our difficulties.
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Poetryexultedin a child as a form of immortality.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Garinexultedunder the cheers of the crowd.
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