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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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
"They're celebrating. People are in pain, people are going to die. It's natural to be upset especially if people are revelling in your pain."
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2022
"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
And yet, I'd wager these people," said he to himself, "are revelling in superfluities; at least, as compared to me!
From The Daltons, Volume I (of II) Or,Three Roads In Life by Lever, Charles James
