revel
verb (used without object)
to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed byin ).
was reveling
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past progressiveof revel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps my shoulder muscles were exhausted, but my entire auditory processing system was reveling in the equivalent of a luxurious Sunday morning sleep-in.
From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2024
San Antonio was reveling in the debut of Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 pick who arrived with amazing fanfare.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Well before that happened, though, postwar L.A. was reveling in having money to spend, and it wanted to spend it closer to home, in places it could park all of its big new finned-mobiles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
Bliss suggested that another accuser, Heidi Thomas, was reveling in attention after years ago failing to become a comedy theater star.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2018
She was reveling in the brilliance of this plan when Drew stopped walking.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
