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   revel

   /ˈrɛvl/

   verb

   • 1. enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing: "they spent the evening revelling with their guests" Similar celebratemake merryhave a partypartyfeasteat, drink, and be merrycarouseroisterhave funhave a good timeenjoy oneselfgo on a spreeinformal:live it upwhoop it uphave a flinghave a ballmake whoopeeravepaint the town redpush the boat outdated:spreeOpposite mourn
   • ▪ get great pleasure from (a situation or experience): "Bill said he was secretly revelling in his new-found fame" Similar enjoydelight inlovelikeadorebe entertained bybe amused bybe pleased bytake pleasure inappreciaterelishlap upsavourluxuriate inbask inwallow inglory ingloat overfeel self-satisfied aboutcrow aboutinformal:get a kick out ofget a thrill out ofOpposite hate

   noun

   • 1. lively and noisy enjoyment, especially with drinking and dancing: "late-night revels"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French reveler ‘rise up in rebellion’, from Latin rebellare ‘to rebel’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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