revel

¹

[ rev-uhl ]

verb (used without object)

, rev·eled, rev·el·ing or (especially British) rev·elled, rev·el·ling.

1. to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in ):

   to revel in luxury.

2. to indulge in boisterous festivities; celebrate.

   Synonyms: carouse, cavort, caper, roister

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

/ ˈrɛvəl /

verb

1. foll by in to take pleasure or wallow

   to revel in success

2. to take part in noisy festivities; make merry

noun

1. often plural an occasion of noisy merrymaking
2. a less common word for revelry

Derived Forms

• ˈreveller, noun
• ˈrevelment, noun

Other Words From

• revel·er especially British, revel·ler noun
• revel·ment noun
• un·revel·ing adjective
• un·revel·ling adjective

Word 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 rebellāre “to wage war again” ( rebel ); noun derivative of the verb

Word History and Origins

Origin of revel¹

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

Example Sentences

Caught cold in the opening stages, they wrestled their way back into the contest before revelling in broken field.

From BBC

Crowds of people took to the streets to revel in the Dodgers’ World Series-clinching Game 5 victory over the New York Yankees from downtown L.A. to Echo Park.

From Los Angeles Times

Crowds of people took to the streets to revel in the Dodgers’ World Series-clinching Game 5 victory over the New York Yankees from downtown L.A. to Echo Park.

From Los Angeles Times

Crowds of people took to the streets to revel in the Dodgers’ World Series-clinching Game 5 victory over the New York Yankees from downtown L.A. to Echo Park.

From Los Angeles Times

Crowds of people took to the streets to revel in the Dodgers’ World Series-clinching Game 5 victory over the New York Yankees from downtown L.A. to Echo Park.

From Los Angeles Times