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revel
1[ rev-uhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in ):
to revel in luxury.
- to indulge in boisterous festivities; celebrate.
Synonyms: , , ,
noun
- boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- Often revels. an occasion of merrymaking or noisy festivity with dancing, masking, etc.
Revel
2[ rey-vuhl; Russian rye-vyil ]
noun
- former Russian name of Tallinn.
revel
/ ˈɛə /
verb
- foll by in to take pleasure or wallow
to revel in success
- to take part in noisy festivities; make merry
noun
- often plural an occasion of noisy merrymaking
- a less common word for revelry
Derived Forms
- ˈ𱹱, noun
- ˈ𱹱Գ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- ı· especially British, ı· noun
- ı·Գ noun
- ܲ·ı·Բ adjective
- ܲ·ı·Բ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of revel1
Example Sentences
Clad in a football jersey that read “OCPD” and the number 32, to signify how many years he worked as a public defender, Sanders reveled in all the love.
For decades, it was a popular party drug among the English aristocracy, who reveled in “laughing gas parties” before it was first used as an anesthetic and analgesic in medical settings.
That didn't seem to matter at all to Trump's followers, who seemed to revel in claiming it, regardless of whether it was true or false.
Crosses into the box, shots from distance, physical confrontations, a rearguard action - he revelled in it.
The use of the act to speed deportations has already been blocked by federal courts, though the Trump administration has reveled in finding ways to not comply with orders.
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