revel

(rĕv'əl)
intr.v., -eled, also -elled, -el·ing, -el·ling, -els, -els.

1. To take great pleasure or delight: She reveled in her unaccustomed leisure.
2. To engage in uproarious festivities; make merry.

n.
A boisterous festivity or celebration; merrymaking. Often used in the plural.

[Middle English revelen, to carouse, from Old French reveler, to rebel, carouse, from Latin rebellāre, to rebel. See rebel.]

reveler rev'el·er or rev'el·ler n.

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The verb has inflected forms revelled, revelling in British English and in American English also reveled, reveling.

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verb

1. To take extravagant pleasure: bask, indulge, luxuriate, roll, rollick, wallow. See like/dislike.
2. To show joyful satisfaction in an event, especially by merrymaking: celebrate, rejoice. Idioms: kill the fatted calf, make merry. See laughter.
3. To behave riotously: carouse, frolic, riot, roister. Informal hell (around). Idioms: blow off steam, cut loose, kick over the traces, kick up one's heels, let go, let loose, make merry, make whoopee, paint the town red, raiseCainthe devilhell, whoop it up. See restraint/unrestraint.

noun

1. The act of showing joyful satisfaction in an event. celebration, festivity, merrymaking, rejoicing, revelry. See laughter.
2. Joyful, exuberant activity. conviviality, festival, festiveness, festivity, fun, gaiety, jollity, merriment, merrymaking, revelry. See laughter.

n

Definition: celebration
Antonyms: mourning

v

Definition: take pleasure; celebrate
Antonyms: dislike, hate, mourn

For a list of words related to revel, see:

• Celebrations, Observances, Rites, and Gatherings - revel: uproarious, wild festivity
• Parties and Partying - revel: wild party or celebration

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - slå sig løs, nyde i fulde drag
n. - gilde, fest

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrolijk feest vieren, zich verheugen in, feest

Français (French)
v. intr. - faire la fête, se délecter
n. - festivités (npl)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vergnügen, Feier
v. - feiern, sich weiden, schwelgen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διασκέδαση, γλέντι, ξεφάντωμα
v. - διασκεδάζω, γλεντώ, ξεφαντώνω, γλεντοκοπώ, απολαμβάνω

Italiano (Italian)
far baldoria, divertirsi, gozzovigliare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - divertimento (m), festa (f), folia (f)
v. - festejar, divertir-se

Русский (Russian)
пировать, упиваться, наслаждаться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - deleitarse, divertirse, gozar
n. - gozo, deleite, diversión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fest
v. - festa, frossa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
狂欢作乐, 着迷, 得意, 狂欢, 闹饮, 欢宴, 喜庆狂欢活动

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 狂歡作樂, 著迷, 得意
n. - 狂歡, 鬧飲, 歡宴, 喜慶狂歡活動

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 주연을 베풀다, 한껏 즐기다, 매우 기뻐하다
n. - 환락, 술잔치, 술 마시고 흥청거림

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 楽しむ
n. - お祭り騒ぎ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قصف, عربدة (فعل) يقصف, يعربد, يمرح مرحا صاخبا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮התהולל, עלז, חגג‬
n. - ‮הילולה, שמחה‬

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