Exult, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Exulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Exulting.]
Etymology: [L. exultare, exsultare, exultatum, exsultatum, to leap vigorously, to exult, intens. fr. exsilire to spring out or up; ex out + salire to spring, leap: cf. F. exulter. See Salient.]
To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph; as, an exulting heart. "An exulting countenance." Bancroft. The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego, And leap exulting like the bounding roe. Pope.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists exult only as an antonym, under mourn.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given