Wiktionary
vb. (context idiomatic English) exult, rejoice, feel elation.
WordNet
v. feel extreme happiness or elation [syn: exult, walk on air, be on cloud nine]
Wikipedia
Jump for Joy is a 1959 album by Peggy Lee, arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.
The title track was originally written for a progressive 1941 revue, featuring the Ellington band, which tried to break down racial stereotypes. The rest of the selections are popular standards of the period.
"Jump for Joy" is a song recorded by Dutch Eurodance band 2 Unlimited.
Jump for Joy may refer to:
- Jump for Joy (1941 revue)
- Jump for Joy (Cannonball Adderley album)
- Jump for Joy (Peggy Lee album)
- "Jump for Joy" (My Name Is Earl)
- "Jump For Joy" (2 Unlimited song)
- "Jump For Joy" (Biddu Orchestra song)
Jump for Joy (1958) is the final album by jazz saxophonist Cannonball Adderley released on the EmArcy label and featuring Adderley with an orchestra arranged by Bill Russo.
Usage examples of "jump for joy".
When I'm goin' home to her on my day out I just jump for joy when I'm crossin' the moor.
Captain Olinas was seen to give a little jump for joy when she came back on deck after some sleep.
She left the store in a hurry, before Louise figured out she was really ready to jump for joy.
And if you jump for joy, you have a very good chance of experiencing a painful bump on the head, unless you make sure you are standing someplace with very high ceilings, which joyous people rarely do.
Was he supposed to jump for joy that in a matter of weeks she'd managed to drill a hole in the highly polished shield he'd maintained so expertly for over thirty years?
Time once was when nabbing someone with her reputation would have made a man like Nyroska jump for joy, but as the Emperor focused more energy on the Rebellion, priorities shifted.
When Daniel put down the phone it took admirable restraint not to physically jump for joy.