Definition of jubilant
:feeling or expressing great joy :exultant
- the jubilant winner
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Examples of jubilant in a Sentence
the nominee's jubilant acceptance speech before the cheering crowd
Recent Examples of jubilant from the Web
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MADISON,Ill. -- Standing atop the podium in Victory Lane, a jubilant Josef Newgarden reached out to shake Simon Pagenaud’s hand.
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Response to the car from the crowd of partygoers was jubilant—and a little awestruck, as men in suits and women in cashmere sweaters tried to fit the car in selfie shots.
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Response to the car from the crowd of partygoers was jubilant—and a little awestruck, as men in suits and women in cashmere sweaters tried to fit the car in selfie shots.
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Even before its sale at Sundance, Patti Cake$ captured audiences and defied expectations thanks to its jubilant authenticity.
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The New Orleans jazz funeral is a great American tradition: A goodbye set to jubilant jazz, to celebrate the life of the person who just passed, rather than any kind of somber service.
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That left only Jubilant HollisterStier, a Spokane, Wash., company that also produces venom extracts.
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Every autumn, some 6 million beer obsessives descend upon Munich for Oktoberfest, the Bavarian beer festival known for large steins overflowing with frothy beer, jubilant brass-bands, and plates of greasy bratwurst to soak up the booze.
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That left only Jubilant HollisterStier, a Spokane, Wash., company that also produces venom extracts.
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Origin and Etymology of jubilant
jubilant Synonyms
Synonyms
cock-a-hoop, crank [chiefly dialect], crowing, exulting, glorying, exultant, prideful, proud, rejoicing, triumphantRelated Words
ecstatic, elated, euphoric; arrogant, boastful, cocky; conquering, victorious, winningNear Antonyms
crestfallen, defeated, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, dispirited, downcastJUBILANT Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of jubilant for English Language Learners
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: feeling or expressing great joy : very happy
JUBILANT Defined for Kids
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Definition of jubilant for Students
:expressing great joy especially with shouting :noisily happy
The hero was greeted by a jubilant crowd.
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