I. ˈrevəl intransitive verb
( reveled or revelled ; reveled or revelled ; reveling or revelling -v(ə)liŋ ; revels )
Etymology: Middle English revelen, from Middle French reveler to rebel, make noise, be merry, from Latin rebellare to rebel, make war again — more at rebel
1. : to be festive in a riotous or noisy manner : indulge or take part in a revel
they reveled the night away
2. : to take great or intense delight or satisfaction — used with in
reveling in pride
reveled in her unhappiness — Agnes Repplier
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, rebellion, disorder, feast, from reveler to rebel, be merry
1. : merrymaking , revelry , carousing, conviviality
he fishes, drinks, and wastes the lamps of night in revel — Shakespeare
2.
a. : a merry or noisy celebration (as of a feast or wedding)
b. revels plural : the entertainment (as dances, games, pageants, and masques) provided at a revel
3. dialect England : a parish festival
4. revels plural : revels office — used with the
III. transitive verb
Etymology: Latin revellere — more at revulsion
obsolete : to draw back : withdraw