嬉うれしがる

godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

act happy; show gladness; be visibly pleased

Describes someone outwardly showing happiness or excitement, often from a third-person perspective. The がる suffix adds a sense of 'appearing to feel' or 'acting as if'.

See also: 嬉しい · がる

• 彼かの女じょはプレゼントをもらって嬉うれしがっている。

  She is acting happy after receiving the present.

• 子こ供どもたちは遠えん足そくの話はなしを嬉うれしがって話はなした。

  The children talked excitedly about the field trip.