to regale with

Examples

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• For the past five years, Americans have been regularly regaled with dire predictions of another major al Qaeda attack in the United States.

  Academic text (2006)

• Along the way, we are regaled with stories of Dietl's work for the NYPD, how he's all about determining truth and the first time he ate at an Arby's in 1969.

  Blog text (3)

• The justices were regaled with stories of mysteriously ill children and livestock, bizarre creatures glimpsed in the forest, strange dreams, and nighttime visitations.

  Academic text (1992)

• At the party, he regaled us with hilarious stories about his childhood adventures.

• During the long flight, the captain regaled the passengers with tales of his travels around the world.

• The famous author regaled her audience with captivating anecdotes from her writing journey.

Synonyms

E

to entertain

vsto regale with

226 2.0

Make people laugh or enjoy themselves

means amusing people specifically by narrating stories or anecdotes

T

to tell a story

vsto regale with

84 1.1

To describe things that happened, real or made up, to other people

is used to amuse listeners with short narrated anecdotes

T

to tell stories

vsto regale with

73 1.4

Talk about events, real or imagined, to other people

aims specifically to amuse others through those narrated accounts

R

to regale

vsto regale with

14 7.7

To entertain someone with stories, jokes or a large meal

focuses solely on amusing others by narrating stories or anecdotes

T

to tell a tale

vsto regale with

3 3.5

Say a story about something that happened or show signs of it

applies to amusing narrations rather than mainly figurative evidence

Antonyms

B

to bore

15 1.4

To make someone feel tired or not interested by being dull when you speak

How Entertaining

to captivate

19 4.2

to regale with

1 6.8

to entertain

226 2.0

to amuse

153 1.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology