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- [rev-uh l]
- /ˈrɛv əl/
- /ˈrev.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rev-uh l]
- /ˈrɛv əl/
Definitions of revel word
- verb without object revel to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed by in): to revel in luxury. 1
- verb without object revel to make merry; indulge in boisterous festivities. 1
- noun revel former Russian name of Tallinn. 1
- intransitive verb revel be happy about, enjoy 1
- verb revel If you revel in a situation or experience, you enjoy it very much. 0
- countable noun revel Revels are noisy celebrations. 0
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Origin of revel
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; (v.) Middle English revelen < Old French reveler to raise tumult, make merry < Latin rebellāre to rebel; (noun) Middle English < Old French, derivative of reveler
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Parts of speech for Revel
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
revel popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
revel usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for revel
noun revel
- bacchanalia — orgiastic rites associated with Bacchus
- bon mot — A bon mot is a clever, witty remark.
- buffoonery — Buffoonery is foolish behaviour that makes you laugh.
- caper — Capers are the small green buds of caper plants. They are usually sold preserved in vinegar.
- carousal — a merry drinking party
verb revel
- bask — If you bask in the sunshine, you lie somewhere sunny and enjoy the heat.
- beat the drum — a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- blow off steam — water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- boozing — any alcoholic beverage; whiskey.
- caracole — a half turn to the right or left
Antonyms for revel
verb revel
- deplore — If you say that you deplore something, you think it is very wrong or immoral.
- eat one's heart out — Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
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