If you exult in a triumph or success that you have had, you feel and show great happiness and pleasure because of it. He was exulting in a win at the show earlier that day Some individual investors exulted at the record I exulted and wept for joy `This is what I've longed for during my entire career,' Kendall exulted. + exultation ex·ul·ta·tion I felt a tremendous sense of relief and exultation. to show that you are very happy and proud, especially because you have succeeded in doing something exult at/in/over (exulter, from exsultare, from saltare )
If you are exultant, you feel very happy and proud about something you have done. An exultant party leader said: `He will be an excellent MP.' = jubilant + exultantly ex·ult·ant·ly `We cannot lose the war!' he shouted exultantly. very happy or proud, especially because you have succeeded in doing something
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; "rejoicing crowds filled the streets on VJ Day"; "a triumphal success"; "a triumphant shout"