Triumphing

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Triumph \Tri"umph\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Triumphed}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Triumphing}.] [L. triumphare: cf. F. triompher. See
     {Triumph}, n.]
     1. To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success;
        to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.
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              How long shall the wicked triumph?    --Ps. xciv. 3.
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              Sorrow on thee and all the pack of you
              That triumph thus upon my misery!     --Shak.
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     2. To obtain victory; to be successful; to prevail.
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              Triumphing over death, and chance, and thee, O Time.
                                                    --Milton.
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              On this occasion, however, genius triumphed.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     3. To be prosperous; to flourish.
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              Where commerce triumphed on the favoring gales.
                                                    --Trumbull.
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     4. To play a trump card. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Triumphing \Tri"umph*ing\, a.
     Having or celebrating a triumph; victorious; triumphant. --
     {Tri"umph*ing*ly}, adv.
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