rejoicing

[US]/rɪ'dʒɒɪsɪŋ/
[UK]/rɪ'dʒɔɪsɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. joy, delight, happiness; celebrating, festivity.

Example Sentences

There were terrific rejoicings on the day war ended.

Finding a job should have been an occasion for rejoicing.

There were scenes of rejoicing at the news.

in her bitterness she felt that all rejoicing was mockery.

The rooks cawed, and blither birds sang;but nothing was so merry or so musical as my own rejoicing heart.

rejoicing in the victory

rejoicing at the news

rejoicing over good news

rejoicing in the success of others

rejoicing in the beauty of nature

rejoicing at a wedding

rejoicing over a promotion

rejoicing in the holiday spirit

Real-world Examples

Yes I know my daughter has not been found. But I'm still rejoicing by seeing this go.

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2016

And they are not with us at the moment of our rejoicing.

Source: Queen's Speech in the UK

JONAS SALK: There was great rejoicing, obviously, because of the freedom from fear, or the relief.

Source: What it takes: Celebrity Interviews

By the time the ship reached Leghorn, Edmond was rejoicing again in the life of a free sailor.

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

Prisoners found themselves rejoicing at the sight of a few peas and an otherwise watery bowl of soup.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Henry spoke with a happy pride, rejoicing whole-heartedly in the achievement, as though it had been his own.

Source: Brave New World

I would feel that my ancestors are rejoicing in heaven.

Source: New York Magazine (Video Edition)

So I really rejoice with the parents of Amina and everyone is rejoicing because of this. BBC News

Source: BBC Listening Collection May 2016

But amidst all these rejoicings, Aslan himself quietly slipped away.

Source: 02 The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

Marco wrote that " there was great rejoicing at the Court because of their arrival."

Source: who was series

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