gleeful
adjective/ˈɡliːfl/
/ˈɡliːfl/
- happy because of something good you have done or something bad that has happened to somebody else
- a gleeful laugh
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc2- He was gleeful about the idea of making his own movie.
- She felt almost gleeful.
- He laughed with gleeful malice at their embarrassment.
- a gleeful chuckle
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