The parents beamed with joy at their child's success.

Meaning: The parents were very happy and proud of their child's achievement.

Choice of Words: Beamed means to smile broadly, showing happiness or pleasure. Joy is a feeling of great happiness. Success is the achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted.

Alternative Expressions

The parents beamed with joy at their child's success.

Meaning: The parents were very happy and proud because their child had done something great.

Choice of Words: The parents were so happy and proud of their child that they smiled really big. "Beamed" is a strong word that means to shine or glow, and "joy" is a feeling of great happiness. "At their child's success" means that they were happy because their child had done something well.

The parents were overjoyed at their child's accomplishment.

Meaning: The parents were very happy and proud because their child had done something great.

Choice of Words: The parents were so happy and proud of their child that they were filled with joy. "Overjoyed" means to be very happy, and "accomplishment" means to do something well or to achieve a goal.

The parents' faces lit up with pride when they saw their child's success.

Meaning: The parents were very happy and proud because their child had done something great.

Choice of Words: The parents were so proud of their child that their faces glowed with happiness. "Lit up" means to become bright or to shine, and "pride" is a feeling of satisfaction or happiness because of something you or someone you know has done well.

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