revel
verb (used without object)
to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed byin ).
is reveling
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present progressiveof revel (3rd person singular).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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This fall in Philadelphia, a proudly cantankerous sports town known for its hard exterior is reveling in unmitigated joy.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2022
Still, Haines is reveling in how grateful she is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
The famous songwriter also is reveling in his role as a father to an 11-month old.
From Fox News ● Feb. 8, 2022
Public opinion of vintage has evolved, too, and this wave of collectors is reveling in that.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2022
And the boy who hated school has become a reader—he is reveling in a printers' library of thousands of volumes.
From The Boys' Life of Mark Twain by Albert Bigelow Paine
