revel in sth

— Phrasal Verb with revel

/ˈrevəl/ verb (present participle UK revelling, past tense and past participle revelled, present participle US reveling, past tense and past participle reveled)

Definition

› to enjoy a situation or activity very much: He revelled in his role as team manager.

(Definition of revel in sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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