gleefulglee‧ful /ˈɡliːfəl/ adjective 
Examples
a gleeful laugh—gleefully adverb
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- A gleeful grin crossed his face.
- She seemed almost gleeful when I told her Hope had been fired.
- The park was full of gleeful children playing on sleds.
- Payno was gleeful, for his idea was a good one.
- Sometimes she was gleeful over something she had just taught Lincoln to do.
- The locals, apparently, looked with gleeful anticipation to the coming of city folks with fat wallets.
- The old woman's mouth twisted into a smile of gleeful satisfaction, and she turned to Theda.
- When he struggled to find winners at the start of the season, the cries of gleeful recrimination reached a crescendo.
Longman Language Activatorhappy because something good has happened► happy
very excited and satisfied: feeling happy because something good has happened or is going to happen: · They returned from their vacation feeling happy and relaxed.· The children's happy faces were reward enough.happy about: · Is she happy about being pregnant?happy (that): · Grandma is so happy that everyone will be there for Christmas.happy to see/hear/learn/be etc: · I'm just happy to be home again.· They were happy to see Flynn looking so much better.happy for somebody (=happy because something nice has happened to someone else): · I'm so happy for you - I know how much you wanted the job.
► pleased happy and satisfied that something has happened, especially something that has happened to someone else or something good they have done: · "That was quite a performance," he said, looking pleased.pleased with: · We're all quite pleased with Amanda's progress.pleased about: · His parents were very pleased about his award.pleased to see/hear/learn/be etc: · You'll be pleased to hear that your application has been accepted.pleased (that): · Laurie was pleased that her daughter decided to go to college.
► glad happy about a situation, especially because it has improved or because it is not as bad as it could have been: · We were all glad when it was time to go home.glad (that): · She was glad that the birthday party was a success.· "The meal was excellent." "I'm glad you liked it."glad to see/hear/learn etc: · Viv was glad to learn they'd reached home safely.
► be tickled informal to feel happy and pleased that something has happened or that someone has done something for you, especially when it is amusing or unusual: be tickled about/with: · Kurt is tickled about all the attention he's been getting.be tickled (that): · We're tickled that the magazine has become so popular.be tickled pink/be tickled to death (=feel very happy): · I'm sure Dick will be tickled pink to see you.
► gloat to show in an unpleasant way that you are happy about your own success or someone else's failure or problems: · He has an unpleasant habit of gloating whenever he wins at tennis.· I hate to gloat, you guys, but I told you it wouldn't work.gloat over: · It was horrible to see her gloating over her brother's misfortune.
► gleeful really enjoying the fact that something good has happened to you or that something bad has happened to someone else: · She seemed almost gleeful when I told her Hope had been fired.· The park was full of gleeful children playing on sleds.
a gleeful laugh—gleefully adverb