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revel Definition

revel (rev′əl)

intransitive verb -·eled or -·elled, -·el·ing or -·el·ling

  1. to make merry; be noisily festive
  2. to take much pleasure; delight (in) to revel in one's freedom

Etymology: ME revelen < MFr reveler, to revel, lit., to rebel < L rebellare: see rebel

noun

  1. boisterous festivity; merrymaking; revelry
  2. an occasion of merrymaking or boisterous festivity; celebration

Etymology: ME < MFr < the v.

revel Related Forms

rev′·eler noun or rev′·el·ler

revel Synonyms

revel

n.

carousal, frolic, festivity; see celebration 2, entertainment 1.

revel Synonyms

revel

v.

  1. To make merry

    frolic, carouse, rejoice, party; see celebrate 3, play 1.

  2. To take pleasure; used with in

    indulge, delight, relish, luxuriate in; see enjoy 1, like 1.

revel Usage Examples

Object

crowd: But it was Bedfordâs party and most of the 2,500 crowd reveled in it.

Converse of object

hold: William Thomas maintains that the revel held in St. Andrews Major was ' no more than 50 yrs making ' .

Adjective modifier

  • most: Most zeros revel in asset cover high enough to satisfy even the most nervous investor.
  • high: High revel was held at night to celebrate the triennial achievement.
  • good: Good photographers revel in making you comfortable before their camera.

Modifying Another Word

  • positively: However, some people positively revel in the excitement of last-minute arrangements.
  • clearly: He rarely loses a challenge in the air and is clearly reveling in his role with the Lichties.
  • all: We were all reveling in the stunning beauty of the scenery and keeping a wary eye on the army in front of us.
  • just: Or just revel in re-runs of old eighties classics.
  • also: He also reveled in the attention of being at that time, the only foreigner in Scottish football outwith the Premier League.
  • simply: If you love reading you will simply revel in Paul Jennings ' sheer enthusiasm for books and reading.

Noun used with modifier

  • I: The sights and sounds of the world fill my senses and I revel in the sensation of the friendly breeze which strokes my skin.
  • film: Green's characters are thinkers and the film revels in charting the intricacies of their mental and emotional development.
  • child: The visits are always great fun and the children revel in the rugby ethos of fun, skills and competition.

Preposition: in

  • glory: A multitude of great space battles were both won and lost but few survived to revel in any glory.
  • joy: Who, more than a surfer, revels in the unique joy of bodily incarnation?
  • sunshine: Today, however, the weather was fine and we reveled in the sunshine.
  • excitement: A true surfers ' paradise where you can revel in the excitement of its thunderous surf or simply relax under clear blue skies.
  • luxury: He can only imagine himself in the same position reveling in luxuries and yet here is Hitler who scorns them all.
  • beauty: I am a country lover, I live here, love the wildlife, revel in te beauty.