intransitive verb reveled -·eled or revelled -·elled, reveling -·el·ing or revelling -·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.