Rejoicing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɹɪˈd͡ʒoɪ.sɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Rejoicing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of rejoice.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of rejoice.
More Meanings
- An act of showing joy.
Example Sentences
There was much rejoicing when the good news finally arrived.
But what are your foot-ploddings, your ambulating rejoicings, to the free etherealities which our courser's light bound and exultant spurnings of the dull earth bring to the spirit!
There were some unofficial local rejoicings, but none of the elaborate junketings which marked the birth of earlier railways. The company had little cash to spend on sumptuous cold collations, and the like.
Word Forms
- rejoicings
Synonyms for rejoicing
Depending on context, synonyms include elated, jubilant, exultant, exulting, triumphant, triumphal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include jubilant, exulting, elated, exultant, triumphant, triumphal.
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