Phrase guide

jump for joy

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To exult, rejoice, or feel elation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 2

feel extreme happiness or elation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exult, walk on air, be on cloud nine

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rejoice, joy

Narrower terms: wallow, rejoice, triumph

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: sauter de joie — exult, rejoice
  • German: vor Freude an die Decke springen — exult, rejoice
  • Japanese: 欣喜雀躍 (kinkijakuyaku suru) — exult, rejoice
  • Latin: exsultō — exult, rejoice
  • Russian: плясать от радости (pljasatʹ ot radosti) — exult, rejoice
  • Spanish: saltar de alegría — exult, rejoice
  • Tagalog: umalabas — exult, rejoice
  • Ukrainian: стриба́ти від ра́дості (strybáty vid rádosti) — exult, rejoice