Verb: revel (revelled,revelling, or [US] reveled,reveling) re-vul
- Take delight in and make the most of
"They revelled in their success";
- delight, enjoy
- Celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
"The members of the wedding party revelled all night";
- racket, make whoopee [informal], make merry, whoop it up [informal], jollify [informal], wassail [archaic]
- Unrestrained merrymaking
"The New Year's Eve revel lasted until dawn";
- revelry
Derived forms: revelling, revels, reveled, reveling, revelled
Type of: celebrate, conviviality, experience, feel, fete, fête, jollification, merrymaking
Encyclopedia: Revel, Isere