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revel

1

[ rev-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

reveled, reveling or (especially British) revelled, revelling.
  1. to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in ):

    to revel in luxury.

  2. to indulge in boisterous festivities; celebrate.

    Synonyms: , , ,



noun

  1. boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
  2. Often revels. an occasion of merrymaking or noisy festivity with dancing, masking, etc.

Revel

2

[ rey-vuhl; Russian rye-vyil ]

noun

  1. former Russian name of Tallinn.

revel

/ ˈɛə /

verb

  1. foll by in to take pleasure or wallow

    to revel in success

  2. to take part in noisy festivities; make merry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. often plural an occasion of noisy merrymaking
  2. a less common word for revelry
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𱹱, noun
  • ˈ𱹱Գ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ı· especially British, ı· noun
  • ı·Գ noun
  • ܲ·ı·Բ adjective
  • ܲ·ı·Բ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of revel1

First recorded in 1275–1325; (for the verb) Middle English revelen, from Old French reveler “to raise tumult, make merry,” from Latin “to wage war again” ( rebel ); noun derivative of the verb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of revel1

C14: from Old French reveler to be merry, noisy, from Latin to revolt, rebel
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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.

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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.

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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.

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Crosses into the box, shots from distance, physical confrontations, a rearguard action - he revelled in it.

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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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