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Triumphing (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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Triumphing (gcide) | Triumphing \Tri"umph*ing\, a.
Having or celebrating a triumph; victorious; triumphant. --
Tri"umph*ing*ly, adv.
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Triumphingly (gcide) | Triumphing \Tri"umph*ing\, a.
Having or celebrating a triumph; victorious; triumphant. --
Tri"umph*ing*ly, adv.
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