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gleefully

/ˈɡliːfəli/ /ˈɡlɪfəli/

Meanings
adverb
With glee; joyfully

Examples :

"The children gleefully jumped up and down when they saw the ice cream truck. "
emotion attitude

Related Words

Illustration truck

truck noun

/tɹʌk/

A small wheel or roller, specifically the wheel of a gun carriage.

"The antique gun carriage needed a new truck to be moved around the museum. "

Illustration and

and noun

/ænd/ /ənd/ /ən/

In rhythm, the second half of a divided beat.

"The drummer emphasized the ands in the song, making the rhythm very clear. "

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration they

they pronoun

/ðeɪ/

(the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned.

"Dogs may bark if they want to be fed."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration cream

cream noun

/kɹiːm/

The butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.

"Take 100 ml of cream and 50 grams of sugar…"

Illustration children

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

Illustration jumped

jumped verb

/dʒʌmpt/

To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.

"Kangaroos are known for their ability to jump high."

Illustration glee

glee noun

/ɡliː/

Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.

"The student's glee was evident as she received the top grade on her history exam. "

Illustration when

when noun

/ʍɛn/ /wɛn/

The time at which something happens.

"A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how."

Illustration down

down noun

/daʊn/

A negative aspect; a downer.

"The bad news about the project was a real down for the team. "

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joyfully adverb

/ˈdʒɔɪfəli/

In a joyful manner; joyously.

"The children joyfully celebrated their first day of school. "