Antonyms for revel

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : rev-uhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɛv əl

Definition of revel

Origin : late 14c., "riotous merry-making," from Old French revel "entertainment, revelry," verbal noun from reveler "be disorderly, make merry" (see revel (v.)). Related: Revels; revel-rout.

noun celebration, merrymaking
verb take pleasure; celebrate

Example sentences :

They go bare-headed in the broiling sun, and seem to revel in the heat.
Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

For a few moments I could revel in the marvellous spectacle before me.
Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards

The wind was fair, and carried him in four days to Revel Roads.
Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey

"And when you achieve the fine loaf, you may revel in home-made rolls," I answered.
Extract from : « Culture and Cooking » by Catherine Owen

The more unprotected and helpless a woman is, the more they revel in it.
Extract from : « Joy (First Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy

You'll live in them, revel in them, rejoice in them, they'll be your battlefield.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

We revel in things as you women do––but we revel in them because people are shut away from us.
Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley

Maybe I did not revel in pride of my quickness of thought and action!
Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey

Such was the frame of mind in which our hero awoke, and lay for some time to revel in!
Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever

You have, of course, heard that we do not revel in superfluities.
Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for revel

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