revel
verb (used without object)
to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed byin ).
reveller
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a word derived from
revel.
Example Sentences
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Earlier that evening, Special Constable David Smith said Harry had seemed excitable and "physically bounced" up to him for a friendly chat before "fist bumping" another reveller nearby.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025
The unnamed reveller found a novel but dangerous way to get home after his Saturday night in Birmingham, police said.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2021
She’s an incredibly engaging performer, dedicating Crispy Bacon to a particularly sunburnt reveller in the crowd, and enquiring after the audience’s hygiene: “How did you brush your teeth today? Toothpaste and no water? Ugh.”
From The Guardian ● Jun. 27, 2016
Thomas Kelly, the reveller who had lunged at Ung’s group, had misjudged the effect of his cursing and gesturing.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 20, 2016
"Just let night come and straightway he is another person, and from a grand hetman turns into a reveller."
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
