- exhilarated or exhilarating
- adjective make very happy or animated.
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exhilarated or exhilarating
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exhilarate — [ɪg zɪləreɪt, ɛg ] verb [often as adjective exhilarated or exhilarating] make very happy or animated. Derivatives exhilaratingly adverb exhilaration noun Origin C16: from L. exhilarat , exhilarare make cheerful , from ex + hilaris … English new terms dictionary
tennis — /ten is/, n. a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half. Cf. lawn tennis. See illus. under racket2.… … Universalium
exhilarate — UK [ɪɡˈzɪləreɪt] / US [ɪɡˈzɪləˌreɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms exhilarate : present tense I/you/we/they exhilarate he/she/it exhilarates present participle exhilarating past tense exhilarated past participle exhilarated to make someone feel… … English dictionary
exhilarate — exhilaratingly, adv. exhilarator, n. /ig zil euh rayt /, v.t., exhilarated, exhilarating. 1. to enliven; invigorate; stimulate: The cold weather exhilarated the walkers. 2. to make cheerful or merry. [1530 40; < L exhilaratus ptp. of exhilarare… … Universalium
Glad — (gl[a^]d), a. [Compar. {Gladder}; superl. {Gladdest}.] [AS. gl[ae]d bright, glad; akin to D. glad smooth, G. glatt, OHG. glat smooth, shining, Icel. gla[eth]r glad, bright, Dan. & Sw. glad glad, Lith. glodas smooth, and prob. to L. glaber, and E … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glad on 't — Glad Glad (gl[a^]d), a. [Compar. {Gladder}; superl. {Gladdest}.] [AS. gl[ae]d bright, glad; akin to D. glad smooth, G. glatt, OHG. glat smooth, shining, Icel. gla[eth]r glad, bright, Dan. & Sw. glad glad, Lith. glodas smooth, and prob. to L.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gladder — Glad Glad (gl[a^]d), a. [Compar. {Gladder}; superl. {Gladdest}.] [AS. gl[ae]d bright, glad; akin to D. glad smooth, G. glatt, OHG. glat smooth, shining, Icel. gla[eth]r glad, bright, Dan. & Sw. glad glad, Lith. glodas smooth, and prob. to L.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gladdest — Glad Glad (gl[a^]d), a. [Compar. {Gladder}; superl. {Gladdest}.] [AS. gl[ae]d bright, glad; akin to D. glad smooth, G. glatt, OHG. glat smooth, shining, Icel. gla[eth]r glad, bright, Dan. & Sw. glad glad, Lith. glodas smooth, and prob. to L.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exhilarate — /əgˈzɪləreɪt / (say uhg ziluhrayt), /ɛg / (say eg ) verb (t) (exhilarated, exhilarating) 1. to make cheerful or merry. 2. to enliven; stimulate; invigorate. {Latin exhilarātus, past participle} –exhilarating, adjective –exhilaratingly, adverb… …
exhilaration — noun Date: 1622 1. the action of exhilarating 2. the feeling or the state of being exhilarated … New Collegiate Dictionary
