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variants or revelling

reveling

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verb

variants or revelling
present participle of revel
as in drinking
to take part in drunken revelry reveling all night is not conducive to a productive next day at work

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Recent Examples of reveling
Noun
Especially watching Curtis reveling playing a teen again. Katie Grant, Parents, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reveling
Noun
  • Berners-Lee raised his two children in nearby Lexington, the cradle of the American Revolution, and rose early for the annual Patriots’ Day festivities.
    Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Pawpaws, guavas, and persimmons can add a spicy tropical flair to drinks like the Gin Fizz, Collins, and Old Fashioned, while cranberry adds a splash of tartness and festivity to margaritas and Palomas.
    Essence, Essence, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So just fixing my diet, drinking a lot of water, stretching, moving every day, doing the right movements.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • To paraphrase Fight Club, fighting becomes the reason to keep your nails short, to order salad instead of fries, and to stop drinking on weeknights.
    Dan Brooks, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But before rejoicing, consider what might be a kind of gas price dilemma.
    Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The sense of rejoicing that derives from the wild shouts of iubilare in Latin didn’t emerge in English until the sixteenth century.
    Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Spilling the Sweet Southern Hospitality Vegas, brace yourself – Charleston’s hottest nightlife crew is clocking in for a show-stopping shift with Republic-level revelry.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The looks basked in frisky gay revelry.
    Ludwig Hurtado, Them., 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Their everlasting merrymaking might seem warm and fuzzy at first glance, but in truth, there is a gloomy undercurrent to their existence, hiding just beneath the surface.
    Tomris Laffly, Variety, 25 May 2025
  • Alternatively, the Perry Lane Hotel, as well as the brand-new, Ann Savannah, will put you in the heart of the merrymaking.
    Madeline Weinfield, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Key Takeaways Craving sugar nonstop or bingeing on sweets can be signs of sugar addiction.
    Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Historically linked to meditation and traditional Japanese dining culture, today’s iterations are all about modern living needs that suit every whim—lounging while binging on the White Lotus reruns, creating a reading nook, or simply losing oneself in texts at the end of the day.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • True to his reputation as a naturalist, Shakespeare had transcribed a duet of love and partnership between two owls as part of a song of lust and merriment.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Hallmark's nearly three-month marathon of mistletoe and merriment kicks off on Friday, Oct. 17 with the network debut of Mistletoe Murders, a mystery series starring Sarah Drew and Peter Mooney which first aired on Hallmark+ last year.
    Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The jollity extends to the audience, which if Friday’s night’s crowd was indication is largely filled with family and friends of the large cast and who are prone to applaud and whoop at the end of every scene.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The free-living, hard-drinking Brett uses wit and jollity to mask her inner desperation.
    Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 June 2025

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