Word Study
jump for joy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb jump for joy has 1 sense
- jump for joy(v = verb.emotion) be on cloud nine, exult, walk on air - feel extreme happiness or elation; Array is one way to joy, rejoice
Sample sentences:
Sam and Sue jump for joy
Sam and Sue jump for joy over the results of the experiment
ROGET THESAURUS
jump for joy
Rejoicing
VB rejoice, thank one's stars, bless one's stars, congratulate oneself, hug oneself, rub one's hands, clap one's hands, smack the lips, fling up one's cap, dance, skip, sing, carol, chirrup, chirp, hurrah, cry for joy, jump for joy, leap with joy, exult, triumph, hold jubilee, make merry, laugh, raise laughter.
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