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Definition of gloryingnext
as in triumphant
having or expressing feelings of joy or triumph the Olympic athletes were told to stifle the glorying antics and to accept their medals with some measure of humility

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glorying

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verb

present participle of glory

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Adjective
  • When The Departed becomes a hit, the narrative of Wahlberg versus Damon becomes a triumphant tale of King Marty keeping his hot-blooded A-listers in check.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But momentum has shifted to Jordan in the closing weeks, thanks to his more subdued affect on the red carpets and a triumphant win at the Actor Awards earlier this month.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The Member’s Mark Coconut Cake has returned to the bakery just in time for Easter, delighting fans who eagerly await its annual appearance.
    Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
  • This same story of economic reinvigoration is playing out across the nation in dozens of rural counties that have embraced renewable energy projects, delighting taxpayers, enriching county coffers and making previously unaffordable public works projects possible.
    Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Nicole Hensley came to Ball Arena a year ago, proud and excited to be part of the first PWHL game in her hometown.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Authentic and proud cultural celebrations, luaus are uniquely entertaining and, at times, simply mesmerizing with Polynesian dancing and drumming as well as chants, songs and stories about ancient traditions, legends and epic Pacific Ocean migrations.
    Ben Davidson, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Even rave, which, frenzied and ecstatic, seems the opposite, had its own logic of form.
    Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But after seeing his name next to many minuses lately, Levshunov was ecstatic Sunday to finally be on the positive side after a game.
    Scott Powers, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Jenner, like her sister Kim Kardashian, has often turned to Margiela for her most major moments, with an affinity for the house’s sensual, body-exulting designs.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The whoop, the sound of exulting Moby-Dick nuts, goes raggedly around the galleries and hallways of the museum.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Gu hadn't competed in a big air contest since triumphing at the Beijing Games, concentrating on her other events.
    CBS News, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The main opposition party there, the CHP, was managing to dent Erdoğan’s popularity by triumphing in successive local elections.
    Kaya Genç, The Dial, 3 Feb. 2026
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“Glorying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glorying. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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