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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