1. Joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
   "exulting crowds filled the streets on VJ Day";
   - exultant, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant

1. To express great joy
   "Who cannot exult in Spring?";
   - exuberate [archaic, rare], rejoice, triumph, jubilate
    
2. Feel extreme happiness or elation
   "She was exulting after winning the competition";
   - walk on air, be on cloud nine [informal], jump for joy

See also: cock-a-hoop [informal], elated, gleeful, gleesome [archaic], joyful, jubilant, on top of the world [informal]

Type of: buck up [informal], cheer, cheer up, jolly [informal], joy, rejoice

Encyclopedia: Exult