Revel

Word REVEL
Character 5
Hyphenation rev el re vel rev el
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Revel"

What do we mean by revel?

To take great pleasure or delight. intransitive verb

To engage in uproarious festivities; make merry. intransitive verb

A boisterous festivity or celebration; merrymaking. noun

To draw back or away; remove.

To hold or take part in revels; join in merrymaking; indulge in boisterous festivities; carouse.

To dance; move with a light and dancing step; frolic.

To act lawlessly; wanton; indulge one's inclination or caprice.

To take great pleasure; feel an ardent and keen enjoyment; delight.

To spend in revelry.

A merrymaking; a feast or festivity characterized by boisterous jollity; a carouse; hence, mirth-making in general; revelry. noun

Specifically— A kind of dance or choric performance often given in connection with masques or pageants; a dancing procession or entertainment: generally used in the plural. noun

An anniversary festival to commemorate the dedication of a church: a wake. noun

Synonyms Debauch, Spree, etc. See carousal. noun

See reveal. noun

A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or merrymaking; a carousal. noun

Same as Lord of misrule, under Lord. noun

To draw back; to retract. transitive verb

To feast in a riotous manner; to carouse; to act the bacchanalian; to make merry. intransitive verb

To move playfully; to indulge without restraint. intransitive verb

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word revel. Define revel, revel synonyms, revel pronunciation, revel translation, English dictionary definition of revel.

This is definitely a word that the mainstream dictionary forgot! revelating to be uplifted by a new idea/situation to be in the process of a new idea eg i am revelating to be speaking of having a revelation in past tense eg i had a revelating day yesterday i found that the dogging in Doncaster was quite revelating Urban Dictionary

(V). The act of renting a electric scooter (mostly by millennials) and riding within the set geo fence limits all the whole thinking it’s an exercise of your freedom. Urban Dictionary

1. To celebrate wildly, enthusiastically, extremely happy. 2. To take great pleasure or delight. 3. To make merry Urban Dictionary

Realizing that you wanna change your life and do what you want and not what other people want you to do and follow your heart Urban Dictionary

A moment of insight on a certain matter. Urban Dictionary

Reveling in the fact that there it was always more to learn. Urban Dictionary

Okay this is actually a word but for some reason the dictionary doesn't have it... It is the present participle of revelate, from the Latin root relevatus, meaning the act of disambiguation. Urban Dictionary

To be amazed at one's self from making up a ficticious word. Urban Dictionary

To fully enjoy the moment and to wildly, loud and proudly celebrate, sometimes involving alcoholic beverages and dancing. Urban Dictionary

Clouds parting, sun shining through the rain, chorus of angels... like a Philadelphia cream cheese commercial. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Revel

The word "revel" in example sentences

Her hair, flying loose in revel or war, is still an angel's hair, and glorious under a halo. ❋ Unknown (2005)

These men, by nature, want recognition and revel is talking about their crimes. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Weathers channeled a range of soul brethren for what could, at minimum, be called a revel-rousing affair James Brown would've been proud of. ❋ Michelle Parsons (2010)

And we kind of revel in, you know, being miserable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[Perhaps "revel" in the wrong word - mostly I just wipe my brow and go, Whew!] ❋ Frankwu (2008)

The end-point of a narrative based on a world of baroque, grotesque, (post) Modern, neo-primitivist or modern archaic aesthetics are just as likely to be the "revel" or "conceptual breakthrough" Clute ascribes to Horror and SF. ❋ Hal Duncan (2008)

Whether or not she's entitled to "revel," this is excessive. ❋ Unknown (2009)

| Reply | Permalink tough ... this is "our moment" ... it is the moment for hillary's supporters to "revel" in what she stands for, and if you obama supporters don't like it, then i guess that's just too bad. you never got why 18 million democrats voted for her anyway. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some started to realize that their victories were hollow, while others adapted by learning to "revel" in the hate. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I must have missed the nuance in a comment that used the word "revel," a word that has absolutely no meaning whatsoever in this sentence except to send a signal to listeners about the speaker's position. ❋ Michael Turton (2006)

He clearly knows his strengths, his weaknesses and knows that he is an agent provocateur in the world stage and seems to kind of revel in that to an extent. ❋ Unknown (2006)

WHITFIELD: Did it seem, though, then he really did kind of revel in the more private life after stepping away? ❋ Unknown (2005)

WHITFIELD: Did it seem though, then he really did kind of revel in the more private life after stepping away? ❋ Unknown (2005)

At the Kingsteignton 'revel' a curious custom used to be observed, for a part of the proceedings was that 'a ram was hunted, killed, roasted, and eaten. ' ❋ Rosalind Northcote (N/A)

Leicester's famous welcoming of Elizabeth to Kenilworth was perhaps the last spectacular "revel" of its kind to strike the imagination; though we must not fail to remember with gratitude the magnificent Beckford, with his glorious "rich man's folly" of Fonthill Abbey, a lordly pleasure house which naturally sprang from the same Aladdin-like fancy which produced "Vathek." ❋ Richard Le Gallienne (1906)

We left the "revel" early, caught a fast train to Newtown-Stewart, and returned here an hour ago through a driving snowstorm, most dramatically arranged to enhance the glow and genial charm of our welcome. ❋ William Henry Hurlbert (1861)

And, in one parish, some few years ago, I had occasion to interrupt the game of football in a churchyard on the "revel" Sunday, and again on another festival. ❋ Various (1852)

Found, in the first place, my friend Allan, the painter, busy about a picture, into which he intends introducing living characters -- a kind of revel at Abbotsford. ❋ Walter Scott (1801)

It also came into Middle English through Old French, via Latin from Greek, where it's a compound of the words "revel" and "singer." ❋ Unknown (2008)

[I had] a 'revelating' day..meaning [i had] day that gave me a whole new [perspective] on things!! ❋ Sticki Nikki (2010)

Even though [Constance] was just [reveling] through Brooklyn, she imagined she was cruising [on Route] 66.... on a Harley. ❋ DEADMEAT (2019)

She will [revel] [tonight] after he proposes. Dude is revelling on that [trip]. ❋ Dimonyk (2019)

i had a revelation to [move to] [venice beach] and [live in] a car ❋ Mollizzle My Nizzle (2009)

One day, when the [emptiness] has become [unbearable], a revelation will [dawn] upon him. - Jack London ❋ Racoon44 (2014)

[To know] that you really [don't know] anything is [true] Revelance ❋ Jellybean57 (2021)

I just found out i'm actually a [taurus] moon not a [gemini] moon!!! This shit is [revelating]! ❋ Amsterdam Shag (2019)

I was in complete revelence after using the word revelence in a sentence and [not even] [batting] an [eye]. ❋ B Dubya (2006)

Everyone [gathered] to [revel] in [the night]! ❋ Lover6900 (2022)

[Rushy]: insert lame story here [Suzie]: "I was expecting it to be more of a [revelation]." ❋ Suzie Dum Persun (2014)

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