I rubbed my bruised brow and gazed with reproachful inquiry at Paul, who was laughing in gleeful, boyish fashion. From Wordnik.com. [The Shadow and the Flash] Reference
She raised her shoulders to her ears and her expression became gleeful. From Wordnik.com. [Winter Bloom] Reference
But they’re rubbing their hands in gleeful anticipation of 30+ million more customers to rob, this time by the force of law. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Endgame] Reference
The crowd erupted in gleeful cheers. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » The Right-Wing Backlash Against Glenn Beck: Stop Being A ‘Clown’ Who’s Trying To Divide Conservatives] Reference
I am, of course, anthropomorphizing....but "gleeful" is the right word. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-01] Reference
(Mark Warner was recently described as "gleeful" that he wasn't a Super Delegate). From Wordnik.com. [Edwards Endorsement Meeting With Obama Canceled] Reference
This morning, this felt like some kind of gleeful joke since I am not a morning person. From Wordnik.com. [And so, the baby was named] Reference
But I've long since learned there's no point in being "gleeful" about the "death" of print. From Wordnik.com. [Making Light: The "agency model" as I understand it] Reference
And yet while it's got that Tom Waits darkness to it, there's something kind of gleeful about it. From Wordnik.com. [The Breeders' Scrappy 'Mountain Battle'] Reference
The Republicans are answering saying that Democrats are "gleeful" "condoning" in calling Palin a Pig. From Wordnik.com. ["Lipstick On A Pig" Author Was McCain Flack Who Defended Him Against Gorilla Rape Joke Charge] Reference
We were in a shady glen of big rocks that looked like they'd been scattered by some kind of gleeful child giant. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-05-01] Reference
But people shouldn't be "gleeful" about the penalty's use, Deeds said. From Wordnik.com. [News for Richmond Times-Dispatch] Reference
Bookshops fill me with a kind of gleeful joy, W. says, whereas he just feels sadness. From Wordnik.com. [Spurious] Reference
"We're not gleeful about the numbers," says Ledwith. From Wordnik.com. [Outpouring] Reference
Nixon seemed almost gleeful as he plotted with his aides. From Wordnik.com. [Nixon Off The Record] Reference
Voters know she can tweak Obama with her gleeful combativeness. From Wordnik.com. [A Teachable Moment] Reference
Republicans are reportedly gleeful that Obama entered this dispute. From Wordnik.com. [One of the finest moments of Obama's presidency] Reference
Reformist voices are quiet, and anti-globalization forces are gleeful. From Wordnik.com. [THE GERMANS: A LOT LIKE US] Reference
But he is almost gleeful when he talks about the coming debate on Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [Iraq: Friends at War] Reference
Later in the playground came another gleeful cry and a barely suppressed giggle. From Wordnik.com. [I'm very pregnant - and people are unbelievably rude to me!] Reference
True believers: The self-annointed prophets are gleeful about their gloomy tidings. From Wordnik.com. [The Final Days Are Here Again] Reference
Without encouragement, a child's gleeful penchant for experimentation becomes endangered. From Wordnik.com. [THE MIND OF AN INVENTOR] Reference
But it's not a somber memorial like Whiteread's; it's a gleeful celebration of the blessed event. From Wordnik.com. [American Beat: An American Jew's Conversion] Reference
Now the inventories are at normal levels, and the mood in Detroit is moving from fearful to gleeful. From Wordnik.com. [The Confused Economy: Is The Business Cycle Dying] Reference
The feeding station at the bottom was a gleeful spree of complimentary bananas, flapjacks and water. From Wordnik.com. [Fancy a go at the Tour de France?] Reference
But the French and Germans were practically gleeful over what they saw as a major step in this direction. From Wordnik.com. [Bush Bends] Reference
When Freddy began to point to the letter A or trace a number by himself, we celebrated together with a gleeful embrace. From Wordnik.com. [I Was Out of a Job--And an Identity] Reference
Republicans are so gleeful over projected GOP gains in the House this fall, they're already plotting ways to take control. From Wordnik.com. [Numbers Game] Reference
But far from being gleeful about the boom, officials there are fretting about the impact of high oil prices on the country. From Wordnik.com. [THE MEXICAN PARADOX] Reference
The alleged phenomenon of the Bridezilla spawned numerous newspaper articles that recounted her exploits with gleeful censure. From Wordnik.com. ['One Perfect Day'] Reference
And now we have gleeful e-elitism as well, the notion that the conventional product, printed and bound, is a hopeless dinosaur. From Wordnik.com. [Turning the Page] Reference
Don't get me wrong; there's nothing new about gawking, gossip, getting into the business of other people and being gleeful about it. From Wordnik.com. [The Gossip Minus Guilt] Reference
Prince Charles sure would have loved to have had it when his rowdy mobile-phone endearments to Camilla were intercepted by gleeful snoops. From Wordnik.com. [Crypto] Reference
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