to revel
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6.3
- verb
- /ˈrɛvəl/
:
disfrutar de
- At the festival, everyone gathered to revel in the music and dance.
It's like, let's let's not revel in this.
- It's like, let's let's not revel in this.
- And I revelled in this thing called my life's work.
- The guy who created it just revels in the amount of pain and misery he got.
- I think that he is raising money and I think he is reveling in being the head of the Republican Party.
- Repeating the same task at infinitum does not make it pointless, for we can learn perfect and then revel in the precision of the movements.
- And for someone, you know, like me, I mean, I, I, I revel, although I've never been political, I revel in arguing.
- It was like, it's a way to kind of revel in this thing where you kind of need a break from the setting that you, you live in.
Examples
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Rather than avoid the intense solar radiation, the seals seem to revel in the sunlight.
Academic text (2003) -
Jen rolled her glass of cold juice against her throat, eyes closed, reveling in the sensation.
Fiction book (1995) -
Take a moment to revel in it.
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And whether you believe it or not, I'll revel in it.
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I'm giving you a chance to revel in it.
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- I know that you revel in this kind of inequality.
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We must revel in this revealing moment.
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- I revel in the anticipation of final victory.
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I teach them to accept their deafness, cherish it, revel in it.
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I hope you will revel in the greatness that is your part of this magnificent institution and this incomparable community.
Synonyms
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1.0
To feel happy because of something you do or see
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3.6
Feel or show that you are very happy
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4.4
To enjoy something very much
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1.0
To enjoy something very much
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4.1
To enjoy something slowly and fully while noticing every part
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4.9
To enjoy attention or praise from other people
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3.5
To take pleasure in the steps of doing something, not only the result
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3.8
To enjoy doing something a lot
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3.2
Take pleasure in what you do, not only the result
To enjoy compliments and attention from others
How Delighted
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb revel as in 'revel in' grew from that idea of noisy pleasure, and now means to take great pleasure in something, so to revel in praise or beauty is to enjoy it fully.