jump for joy

English

Pronunciation

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Verb

jump for joy (third-person singular simple present jumps for joy, present participle jumping for joy, simple past and past participle jumped for joy)

1. (idiomatic) To exult, rejoice, or feel elation.

Synonyms

• leap for joy

Translations

exult, rejoice

• French: sauter de joie
• German: vor Freude an die Decke springen (de)
• Japanese: 欣喜雀躍 (ja) (kinkijakuyaku suru)
• Latin: exsultō
• Russian: плясать от радости (pljasatʹ ot radosti)
• Spanish: saltar de alegría
• Tagalog: umalabas