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- pronunciation:
- re
vl
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
revels, reveling, reveled |
definition 1: |
to feel great pleasure; rejoice (usu. fol. by "in").
Her parents are reveling in her success.He reveled in his enemy's demise.- synonyms:
- delight, exult, glory, rejoice
- similar words:
- adore, bask, gloat, joy, pleasure
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definition 2: |
to celebrate boisterously.
The students reveled till dawn at the end of the term.- synonyms:
- roister
- similar words:
- carouse, celebrate, party, whoop it up
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related words: |
banquet, dissipate, exult, glory, groove, sport, wallow |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
(usu. pl.) boisterous celebration; merrymaking.
The noise of the revels kept the neighbors awake.- synonyms:
- carousal, jamboree, merrymaking, revelry
- similar words:
- celebration
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related words: |
carnival, carouse, celebration, feast, festival, fling, jubilee, party |
derivation: |
reveler (n.) |
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