revel
verb (used without object)
to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed byin ).
have been revelling
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present perfect progressiveof revel.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Football should have been revelling in a masterpiece last night - Vinicius scoring a goal so outrageous it deserved to dominate every headline.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
Italy's cricketers have been revelling in plenty of "pinch me" moments during their debut appearance at the T20 World Cup, and now they want more.
From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026
Watching in a London pub, James Wharton - an 18-year-old soldier from Wrexham - should have been revelling in the victory in front of his four English friends.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2014
I left my carriage half a mile below, and have been revelling in the sun and air.
From Robert Elsmere by Mrs. Humphry Ward
You have been revelling of late in the regions of fancy.
From In the Track of the Troops by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
