See revel in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
verb
To take extravagant pleasure:
bask, indulge, luxuriate, roll, rollick, wallow. See likeTo show joyful satisfaction in an event, especially by merrymaking:
celebrate, rejoice. Idioms: kill the fatted calf, make merry. See laughterTo behave riotously:
carouse, frolic, riot, roister. (Informal) hell (around). Idioms: blow off steam, cut loose, kick over the traces, kick up one's heels, let go, let loose, make merry, make whoopee, paint the town red, raise Cain (or the devil) (or hell), whoop it up. See restraint
noun
The act of showing joyful satisfaction in an event.
Often used in plural: celebration, festivity, merrymaking, rejoicing, revelry. See laughterJoyful, exuberant activity.
Often used in plural: conviviality, festival, festiveness, festivity, fun, gaiety, jollity, merriment, merrymaking, revelry. See laughter
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