verb

reveled

to revel, to make merry, to carouse, to delight in

They reveled in their victory.

They revelled in their victory.

The students reveled all night long.

The students revelled all night long.

to revel ((in sth.)) to get great pleasure from something She revelled in the attention.

Synonyms: celebrate, carouse, delight, enjoy

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

Imagine a 'rebel' who is 'revelling' and celebrating their freedom from rules.

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