revel (redirected from reveling)

rev·el  (rvl)

intr.v. rev·eled also rev·elled, rev·el·ing also rev·el·ling, rev·els also rev·els

1. To take great pleasure or delight: She reveled in her unaccustomed leisure.

2. To engage in uproarious festivities; make merry.

n.

A boisterous festivity or celebration; merrymaking. Often used in the plural.

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[Middle English revelen, to carouse, from Old French reveler, to rebel, carouse, from Latin rebellre, to rebel; see rebel.]

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revel·er, revel·ler n.

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revel

Verb

[-elling, -elled] or US [-eling, -eled]

1. revel in to take pleasure or wallow in: he would revel in his victory

2. to take part in noisy festivities

Noun

revels noisy merrymaking [Old French reveler]

reveller n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	revel - unrestrained merrymaking             revelry jollification, merrymaking, conviviality - a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity binge, tear, bout, bust - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" booze-up, carousal, carouse, toot, bender - revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, bacchanalia, saturnalia, bacchanal, orgy, riot - a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity whoopee - noisy and boisterous revelry
Verb	1.	revel - take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" delight, enjoy have a ball, have a good time - enjoy oneself greatly; "We had a ball at the party and didn't come home until 2 AM" wallow - delight greatly in; "wallow in your success!" live it up - enjoy oneself; "it's your birthday, so let's live it up!"
	2.	revel - celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, wassail, whoop it up fete, celebrate - have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating" carouse, roister, riot - engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night"

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revel

verb 1. celebrate, rave Brit. (slang) carouse, live it up (informal) push the boat out Brit. (informal) whoop it up (informal) make merry, paint the town red (informal) go on a spree, roister

noun 2. (often plural) merrymaking, party, celebration, rave Brit. (slang) gala, spree, festivity, beano Brit. (slang) debauch, saturnalia, bacchanal, rave-up Brit. (slang) jollification, carousal, hooley or hoolie chiefly Irish, N.Z. carouse

revel in something enjoy, relish, indulge in, delight in, savour, thrive on, bask in, wallow in, lap up, take pleasure in, drool over, luxuriate in, crow about, rejoice over, gloat about, rub your hands

Translations

revel [ˈrɛvl] vi to revel in sth/in doing sth → gozar de algo/haciendo algo

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revel [ˈrɛvl] vi to revel in sth/in doing → se délecter de qch/à faire

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revel [ˈrɛvl] vi to revel in sth → in etw schwelgen;

to revel in doing sth → es genießen, etw zu tun

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revel [ˈrɛvl] vi to revel in sth/in doing → dilettarsi di qc/a fare

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revel

v revel [ˈrevl]

(within) to take great delight in something He revels in danger. geniet يَتَمَتَّع، يَسْتَلِذ наслаждавам се libovat si (v) nyde schwelgen απολαμβάνω deleitarse nautima لذت بردن nauttia se délecter (de) לְיהֵנוֹת आमोद-प्रमोद करना uživati u kedvét leli vmiben menyukai hafa nautn af divertirsi 大いに楽しむ 크게 즐기다, 향락하다; ...에 열중하다 gėrėtis, mėgautis tīksmināties; []baudīt menggilakan genieten van fryde seg over, nyte i fulle drag upajać się deleitar-se a se bu­cu­ra de наслаждаться mať záľubu v (čom) uživati uživati njuta av, frossa i สนุกสนาน çok hoşlanmak 酷愛 насолоджуватися رنگ رلیاں منانا thích thú 酷爱

n

(usually in plural) noisy, lively enjoyment midnight revels. vermaak, geraas مَرَحٌ صاخِب، عَرْبَدَه веселие veselí sold; -sold das Gelage ξεφάντωμα jolgorio, fiestas pralle جشن و سرور juomingit réjouissances הנאה धूम-धाम की दावत bučno se zabavljati, gostiti se dorbézolás pesta pora svallveisla festa, festeggiamento お祭り騒ぎ 술잔치, 흥청대기 puotavimas, ūžavimas uzdzīve; dzīres pesta jool lystig kalas; rangel hulanka pândega chefuri гулянка oslava, zábava veseljačenje bančenje fest, rumlande งานสนุกสนานครื้นเครง çalıp oynama, âlem 狂歡 гулянка, бенкет رنگ رلیاں cuộc chè chén say sưa 狂欢

n reveller

partytjieganger مُعَرْبِد، عِرْبيد веселбар hýřil, flamendr svirebror der Nachtschwärmer γλεντοκόπος juerguista napsivend عیاش juomaveikko bambocheur/-euse מִתהוֹלֵל मौज उड़ाने वाला sudionik u bučnoj zabavi vidám ember; élvezethajhász peserta pesta svallari festaiolo 飲み騒ぐ人 puotautojas, ūžautojas uzdzīvotājs; dzīrotājs org yg berpesta feestvierder ranglefant; bråkete festdeltaker hulaka folião chefliu гуляка hlučný spoločník, roztopašník uživač koji banči rumlare, festare, frossare สนุกสนาน âlem yapan kimse 狂歡者 гульвіса خوشی منانے والا người tham dự cuộc vui 狂欢者

n revelry

(often in plural) noisy, lively enjoyment midnight revelries. vermaak, geraas مَرَحٌ صاخِب، عَرْبَدَه веселба radovánky sold; -sold; svir; -svir das Gelage ξεφάντωμα fiesta, jarana pidustused عیاشی؛ خوش گذرانی juhlinta festivités הִילוּלָה आमोद-प्रमोद, रंगरलियां, आनन्दोत्सव bučno slavlje, pijanka mulatozás pesta pora svall(veisla) festeggiamento ばか騒ぎ 흥청망청 떠들고 놀기, 환락 puotavimas, ûþavimas uzdzīve; līksmošanās; dzīres pesta jool lystig fest; festligheter zabawa pândega petrecere гульба radovánky, hýrenie krokanje terevenka festande, rumlande, svirande การเที่ยวหาความสนุกสนาน çalıp oynama, âlem 聯歡 гулянка, бенкет جشن مسرت cuộc ăn uống ồn ào 联欢