Definition

1. Verb:
   • To express great joy or delight in an unrestrained, enthusiastic, and often lively manner; to be exuberant in expression. This verb describes the act of showing overwhelming happiness, excitement, or jubilation. It is a formal and somewhat literary term.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The winning team began to exuberate, cheering and hugging each other on the field.
  • Her poetry exuberates with a love for life and nature.
  • He could not help but exuberate over his unexpected promotion.

Advanced Usage

• "to exuberate in/over something": to express great joy specifically about something.
  • The fans exuberated in their team's historic victory.
  • She exuberated over the news of her daughter's acceptance to university.

Variants and Related Words

• Exuberant (adj): full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.
  • The crowd was in an exuberant mood.
• Exuberance (n): the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and liveliness.
  • Her exuberance was contagious.

Synonyms

• Exult: To show or feel a triumphant joy.
• Rejoice: To feel or show great joy or delight.
• Jubilate: To show great happiness, especially in public celebration.

Related Phrases

• To be exuberant: This is the more common adjectival form describing the state of being full of joy.
  • He was exuberant after hearing the good news.

Verb

1. to express great joy
   • Who cannot exult in Spring?