revel
verb (used without object)
to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed byin ).
have revelled
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present perfectof revel.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Other publications have revelled in how Sturgeon has given interviews against a backdrop of stolen books in stolen bookcases, or offered cups of coffee to journalists from a coffee machine Murrell bought with stolen money.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Few councillors have revelled in cyber-meetings to the extent that Cllr Stephen Burroughes, of Suffolk County Council, has since lockdown.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2022
But Ajax have revelled in their underdog status already this season.
From BBC ● May 23, 2017
Mr Sheen seems to have revelled in his bad-boy image.
From Economist ● Mar. 3, 2011
In the days of Dally he would have revelled in such a task.
From The Soul of a Child by Edwin Björkman
