- present participle of rejoice.
rejoicing
Example Sentences
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Fans are rejoicing because Scotland is playing in the World Cup for the first time in 28 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
"Everybody was rejoicing to know that we get saved because we thought we were going to die," Olympia Outten, one of the passengers on the plane, said afterwards.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Benjamin Samat, a French influencer living in Dubai, took to Instagram to lash out at "those who on social media are rejoicing that the French are going through this".
From Barron's ● Mar. 1, 2026
An Iranian official in Tehran who is close to the opposition said people are rejoicing at the strikes but not openly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 28, 2026
He waved back to everyone in elegant reciprocation and showered generous handfuls of foil-covered Hershey kisses to the rejoicing multitudes.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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