revel
verb (used without object)
to take great pleasure or delight (usually followed byin ).
were revelling
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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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Prosecutors said the men were "revelling in" the outrage, but their close friendship would unravel as the "public revulsion became clear to them".
From BBC ● May 2, 2025
However, last season Preston were revelling in their best start for 120 years as they sat top of the Championship with six wins and a draw from their opening seven games.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2024
Canadian sports fans were revelling in the win by the Toronto Raptors, the team's first championship victory in its 24-year history.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2019
At the time, the leading Republicans and Democrats in the United States were revelling in the progress of American industry and finance.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 13, 2016
And thus, while her more favoured sisters were revelling in the gaieties of Court life, Marie was sent to tell her beads and to spend Spartan days among the nuns.
From Love affairs of the Courts of Europe by Hall, Thornton
