v.
(revels, revelling, revelled; US revels, reveling, reveled)
- engage in lively and noisy festivities.
-
(revel in)
gain great pleasure from.
n.
(
revels)
lively and noisy festivities.
Derivative
- reveller n.
- revelry n.
(pl. revelries)
.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. reveler ‘rise up in rebellion’, from L. rebellare ‘to rebel’.