revel
verb/ˈrevl/
/ˈrevl/
[intransitive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they revel | /ˈrevl/ /ˈrevl/ |
| he / she / it revels | /ˈrevlz/ /ˈrevlz/ |
| past simple revelled | /ˈrevld/ /ˈrevld/ |
| past participle revelled | /ˈrevld/ /ˈrevld/ |
| (US English) past simple reveled | /ˈrevld/ /ˈrevld/ |
| (US English) past participle reveled | /ˈrevld/ /ˈrevld/ |
| -ing form revelling | /ˈrevlɪŋ/ /ˈrevlɪŋ/ |
| (US English) -ing form reveling | /ˈrevlɪŋ/ /ˈrevlɪŋ/ |
- to spend time enjoying yourself in a noisy, enthusiastic way synonym make merryWord Originlate Middle English: from Old French reveler ‘rise up in rebellion’, from Latin rebellare ‘to rebel’.
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