gleeful

[US]/'gliːfʊl/
[UK]/ˈɡlifəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. full of joy, happy, delighted

adv. joyfully

Example Sentences

she gave a gleeful chuckle.

She had a gleeful expression on her face.

The children were gleeful when they found out school was canceled.

He let out a gleeful laugh when he won the game.

The puppy's gleeful bark filled the room.

Her gleeful attitude brightened up the room.

The gleeful cheers of the crowd could be heard from afar.

The team celebrated their victory with gleeful shouts.

The cat had a gleeful look on its face as it played with the toy.

She couldn't contain her gleeful excitement when she received the good news.

Their gleeful laughter echoed through the park as they enjoyed a picnic.

Real-world Examples

Malfoy gave a gleeful yell of laughter.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

A gleeful smile spread across Malfoy's pale face.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Malfoy gave a gleeful yell of laughter. Harry whipped around.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" Where is it now? " asked Harry jubilantly as Ron and Hermione looked gleeful.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Maybe instead of gleefully flaunting her privilege, she was mocking the gleeful flaunting of privilege.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) September 2016 Collection

Many leaned forward to exchange gleeful looks; a few thumped the table with their fists.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry had not seen Malfoy look so gleeful since Umbridge had turned up to inspect Hagrid.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

All of them looked gleeful, and none of them looked surprise d to see Professor Grubbly-Plank.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

All of a sudden, Alice had a gleeful look in her eye. We've reached the top! Aren't you relieved?

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

Just then Conseil and the Canadian entered with a calm, even gleeful air. Little did they know what was waiting for them.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

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