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   rev·el

   /ˈrev(ə)l/

   verb

   • 1. enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing: "they spent the evening reveling with their guests" Similar celebratemake merryhave a partypartyfeasteat, drink, and be merrycarouseroisterhave funhave a good timeenjoy oneselfgo on a spreeinformal:live it upwhoop it uphave a flinghave a ballmake whoopeeravepaint the town redpush the boat outdated:spreeOpposite mourn
   • ▪ get great pleasure from (a situation or experience): "Bill said he was secretly reveling in his new-found fame" Similar enjoydelight inlovelikeadorebe entertained bybe amused bybe pleased bytake pleasure inappreciaterelishlap upsavorluxuriate inbask inwallow inglory ingloat overfeel self-satisfied aboutcrow aboutinformal:get a kick out ofget a thrill out ofOpposite hate

   noun

   • 1. lively and noisy enjoyment, especially with drinking and dancing: "late-night revels"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French reveler ‘rise up in rebellion’, from Latin rebellare ‘to rebel’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   The meaning of REVEL is to take part in a revel : carouse. How to use revel in a sentence.

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   Revel definition: to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in). See examples of REVEL used in a sentence.

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   Revel means to take great pleasure. If you revel in something, you're not just pleased or even excited; you're overwhelmed by joy. It used to mean riotous merry-making. Now it means to bask in the self-reflected glow of your own pleasure. You revel in your victory lap after winning the race.

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   REVEL definition: 1. to dance, drink, sing, etc. at a party or in public, especially in a noisy way 2. to dance…. Learn more.

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   REVEL meaning: 1. to dance, drink, sing, etc. at a party or in public, especially in a noisy way 2. to dance…. Learn more.

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   to revel in sth If you revel in a situation or experience, you enjoy it very much. Revelling in her freedom, she took a hotel room and stayed for several days.

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   revel. ( ˈrɛvəl) vb ( intr) , -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled. 1. ( foll by in) to take pleasure or wallow: to revel in success. 2. to take part in noisy festivities; make merry. n. 3. ( often plural) an occasion of noisy merrymaking. 4. a less common word for revelry.

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   Noun. Filter. verb. reveled, reveling, revelled, revelling, revels. To take much pleasure; delight ( in) To revel in one's freedom. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To make merry; be noisily festive. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. (obsolete) To draw back; to retract. Wiktionary. Synonyms: jollify. whoop-it-up. wassail.

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    Definition of revel verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    Jun 2, 2024 · revel (third-person singular simple present revels, present participle revelling or reveling, simple past and past participle revelled or reveled) To make merry; to have a happy, lively time . To take delight ( in something) .