verb

revelled

to revel, to celebrate, to take great pleasure

They revelled in their victory.

They reveled in their victory.

He revels in the attention he gets.

He revels in the attention he gets.

to ((revel)) in (sth.) to get great pleasure from a situation or feeling. She reveled in her success.

Synonyms: enjoy, relish, savor, delight in

From Old French 'reveler' (to be disorderly, make merry), from Latin 'rebellare' (to rebel). The sense shifted from rebellion to boisterous merrymaking.

Think of a 'revel' as a wild party. To 'revel in' something is to enjoy it as much as you would a great party.

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