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She was clearly revelling in all the attention.
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He revelled in the freedom he was allowed.
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\revel in something doing sthSome people seem to revel in annoying others.
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She revelled in defying the critics.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
revel in something — revel in (something) to get great pleasure from a situation or an activity. She usually got the jobs she wanted, and she reveled in them. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of revel (= to dance, drink, sing, and enjoy yourself in a noisy… … New idioms dictionary
revel in — ˈrevel ˌin [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they revel in he/she/it revels in present participle revelling in past tense … Useful english dictionary
revel in — (something) to get great pleasure from a situation or an activity. She usually got the jobs she wanted, and she reveled in them. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of revel (= to dance, drink, sing, and enjoy yourself in a noisy way) … New idioms dictionary
revel — rev|el1 [ revl ] verb intransitive MAINLY LITERARY to celebrate or enjoy yourself in a lively and noisy way, especially by singing, dancing, and drinking alcohol revel ,in phrasal verb transitive revel in something to enjoy something very much:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
revel in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms revel in : present tense I/you/we/they revel in he/she/it revels in present participle revelling in past tense revelled in past participle revelled in revel in something to enjoy something very much She is… … English dictionary
revel — verb revelled, revelling BrE reveled, reveling AmE (I) old use to spend time dancing, eating, drinking etc, especially at a party revel noun (countable usually plural): their drunken revels revel in sth phrasal verb (T) to enjoy something very… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
revel — rev|el [ˈrevəl] v past tense and past participle revelled present participle revelling BrE past tense and past participle reveled present participle reveling AmE [i]old use [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: reveler … Dictionary of contemporary English
ˈrevel ˌin sth — phrasal verb to enjoy something very much … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
lap something up — he was lapping up the accolades Syn: relish, revel in, savor, delight in, glory in, enjoy … Thesaurus of popular words
lap something up — Syn: relish, revel in, savour, delight in, wallow in, glory in, enjoy … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
