Revelling

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Revel \Rev"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reveled}or {Revelled}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Reveling} or {Revelling}.] [OF. reveler to
     revolt, rebel, make merry, fr. L. rebellare. See {Rebel}.]
     1. To feast in a riotous manner; to carouse; to act the
        bacchanalian; to make merry. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. To move playfully; to indulge without restraint. "Where
        joy most revels." --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  revel
       n : unrestrained merrymaking [syn: {revelry}]
       v 1: take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" [syn: {delight},
             {enjoy}]
       2: celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in
          uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party
          made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is
          gone!" [syn: {racket}, {make whoopie}, {make merry}, {make
          happy}, {whoop it up}, {jollify}, {wassail}]
       [also: {revelling}, {revelled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  revelling
       See {revel}