reveled

Variant of revel

intransitive verb reveled or revelled, reveling or revelling

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

Origin: 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

Origin: ME < MFr < the v.

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