revelling (verb)

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• 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 — verb (revels, revelling, revelled; US revels, reveling, reveled) 1》 engage in lively and noisy festivities. 2》 (revel in) gain great pleasure from. noun (revels) lively and noisy festivities. Derivatives …   English new terms 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 — [[t]re̱v(ə)l[/t]] revels, revelling, revelled (in AM, use reveling, reveled) 1) VERB If you revel in a situation or experience, you enjoy it very much. [V in n] Revelling in her freedom, she took a hotel room and stayed for several days even… …   English dictionary

• 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

• breach — /britʃ / (say breech) noun 1. the act or result of breaking; a break or rupture. 2. a gap made in a wall, dyke, fortification, etc.; rift; fissure. 3. an infraction or violation, as of law, trust, faith, promise, etc. 4. a severance of friendly… …  

• revel — I. intransitive verb ( eled or elled; eling or revelling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French reveler, literally, to rebel, from Latin rebellare Date: 14th century 1. to take part in a revel ; carouse 2. to take intense pleasure or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Invocation — An invocation (from the Latin verb invocare to call on, invoke ) may take the form of:*Supplication or prayer. *A form of possession. *Command or conjuration. *Self identification with certain spirits.These forms are described below, but are not… …   Wikipedia

• revel — I UK [ˈrev(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms revel : present tense I/you/we/they revel he/she/it revels present participle revelling past tense revelled past participle revelled mainly literary to celebrate or enjoy yourself in a lively… …   English dictionary

• revel — /ˈrɛvəl / (say revuhl) verb (i) (revelled or, US, reveled, revelling or, US, reveling) 1. to make merry; indulge in boisterous festivities. –noun 2. boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry. 3. (often plural) an occasion of merrymaking or… …  

• doubling of final consonants in inflection — The table below explains the differing practice in English shown by the forms hotter, enrolled, offered, targeted, in which the root word (hot, enrol, offer, target) ends in a single consonant. Practice can also differ with the same word in BrE… …   Modern English usage