revel
verb (used without object)
to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed byin ).
are revelling
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present progressiveof revel.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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As K-pop Demon Hunters tops every chart - Netflix says it has become its most watched movie ever - Koreans are revelling in the moment.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2025
But there is also a suspicion his critics are revelling in what, by his standards, is relative failure.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2023
Picking their way through the defences and past signs warning of landmines, Kyiv residents are revelling in the splash of colour in Kyoto Park, a symbol of Ukrainian-Japanese friendship on the outskirts of the city.
From Reuters ● May 5, 2023
"That was a club decision and I can't really expand on the reasons for it," said Villas-Boas, who said he and his team are revelling in their unity of purpose.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 10, 2013
Nevertheless, even by night the sky is blue and not black, for we see through the shadow of the earth into the distant atmosphere of day, where the sunbeams are revelling.
From Excursions by Henry David Thoreau
