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Meanings of revelry in English

Catalan
gatzara
Spanish
juerga

Unrestrained merrymaking.

gatzara
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Examples for "revel"
Examples for "revel"
1
In this they pipe and revel; in this they sing and dance.
Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation / With Modifications To ...
2
I am a man; I revel in trouble; you are a girl.
The Blind Spot
3
And I rather revel in it-asI do in the east wind.
The Spinners
4
The dance hall revel at the Elysian Fields was in full swing.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
5
Nor does the revel end then; it is prolonged for eight days.
The Story of Ida Pfeiffer / and Her Travels in Many Lands
Usage of revelry in English
1
Outside we hear the sounds of revelry produced by less conscientious officers.
Napoleon
2
Days were consumed with study; nights were filled with revelry and love.
Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
3
The sounds of revelry in the rooms above did not disturb him.
Our Boys / Entertaining Stories by Popular Authors
4
He would spend whole nights in her company, in feasting and revelry.
Cleopatra
5
Not surprisingly, these are all conditions associated with an atmosphere of revelry.
Wired
6
What animal human or otherwise-could keep up such revelry without cracking up?
Complete Books of Blood
7
The blare of the piano and all sounds of revelry had hushed.
The Settling of the Sage
8
After a few days of revelry they were ready for something more.
The unincorporated man
9
The others followed his example, and their revelry wore out the night.
Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home
10
A large percentage would make it, probably causing mayhem in their revelry.
Artemis Fowl
11
He would get the utmost out of this last night of revelry.
Charles Rex
12
At other times magnificent entertainments filled the nights with light and revelry.
Royalty Restored; Or, London Under Charles II
13
Timbermen and loggers gather no more for revelry at the riverfront saloon.
Blue Ridge Country
14
Not the slightest appearance of revelry or intoxication prevailed among their ranks.
Antonina; Or, The Fall of Rome
15
The day before there was a couple of fellos late to revelry.
"Same old Bill, eh Mable!"
16
Disorder, pillage, shouts, revelry and confusion were the order of the night.
The Victim: A Romance of the Real Jefferson Davis
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