Used in a Sentence

revels

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for revels.

Editorial note

It revels in demoralizing as a means of encouraging others to step of their game.

Examples16
Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of revels gathered in one view.

verb

To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.

verb

To take delight (in something).

noun

An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for revels.

verb

To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.

verb

To take delight (in something).

noun

An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.

noun

A kind of dance.

Example sentences

1

It revels in demoralizing as a means of encouraging others to step of their game.

2

The latter revels in its obscurity, geekery, and absurdity, even though only one of the characters is supposed to be a 'nerd' in the vein of BBT's Sheldon.

3

Research by EHI intelligence revels that 85% of England’s healthcare system IT systems were still using Windows XP.

4

Jobs like TSA screeners often attract a certain type of person who revels in the chance to exert authority over others.

5

He is simply too ignorant to recognize his own ignorance, and revels in this fact.

6

The dark side normalizes and revels in darkness, to shock and allure the audience.

7

I've been in the Valley for around 15 years, and I'm not someone that revels in job perks.

8

Power revels in hypocrisy: Rules protect the in-group but do not bind them, and bind the out-group but do not protect them.

9

If the host picks randomly, revels, and you are still in the game.

10

I swear my gran still revels in modern food processes that I take for granted, and sometimes even despise.

11

Note the irony that the author complains about a girlish upbringing and then revels in a game that finally lets her do girlish things.

12

The author revels in the pomp and circumstance of the border crossing...

Quote examples

1

I've just skimmed most of it, but Revels seems to be "Rails/Django magic" framework.

2

It's the tech equivalent of the type of tabloid that that revels in airing the dirty laundry of the rich and famous, with some sub-par trolling added as "commentary".

3

It doesn't care about your gender, race, or even your socioeconomic situation (I'd even go so far to say that it revels in the creative repurposing of "trash").

4

I meant that in the sense of "spending thousands of dollars and months of one's life to take a course that revels in incomprehensibility and subjectivity, leavened with stereotypical calls to abandon rationality in a manner eerily reminiscent of a random scene from an Ayn Rand book" It's just that, good lord, who of us would choose a course like that over a real class?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use revels in a sentence?

It revels in demoralizing as a means of encouraging others to step of their game.

What does revels mean?

To make merry; to have a happy, lively time.

What part of speech is revels?

revels is commonly used as verb, noun.