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“Reveled” or “Revelled”

Language

Reveled and revelled are both English terms.

Usage

Reveled is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while revelled is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available):

Term US UK India Philippines Canada Australia Liberia Ireland New Zealand Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago Guyana
reveled 87 56 72 100 70 57 0 0 60 0 0 0
revelled 13 44 28 0 30 43 0 0 40 0 0 0

  • In the United States, there is a preference for "reveled" over "revelled" (87 to 13).
  • In the United Kingdom, there is a preference for "reveled" over "revelled" (56 to 44).
  • In India, there is a preference for "reveled" over "revelled" (72 to 28).
  • In the Philippines, there is a preference for "reveled" over "revelled" (100 to 0).
  • In Canada, there is a preference for "reveled" over "revelled" (70 to 30).
  • In Australia, there is a preference for "reveled" over "revelled" (57 to 43).
  • In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "reveled" and "revelled".
  • In Ireland, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "reveled" and "revelled".
  • In New Zealand, there is a preference for "reveled" over "revelled" (60 to 40).
  • In Jamaica, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "reveled" and "revelled".
  • In Trinidad & Tobago, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "reveled" and "revelled".
  • In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "reveled" and "revelled".
Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use reveled or revelled with sample sentences.

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Examples in Context

Examples of “reveled”

  • …at last, and the Cornhuskers reveled in their first win in…
  • …he has excelled in and reveled at the chance of first…
  • Satisfied with his success, he "reveled in the new direct email…
  • …Carlin wrote that "[the song] reveled uncomfortably in an adolescent girl…
  • They reveled in passionate conversations about literature,…
  • …her personal maid, and Temple reveled in her new life, until…
  • Pettis reveled in the Theo-Ciara breakup scenes.
  • …who "roused hatred, stirred gossip, reveled in every intrigue".
  • "where the city is reveled in its vital figure through…
  • The press reveled in the investigation and the…

Examples of “revelled”

  • Alonso revelled in the opportunity to perform…
  • …an honour that Van Dyck revelled in, as well as an…
  • …needed by the grammaticus, who revelled in his self-perception as a…
  • …on his clothes and they revelled through the night.
  • …and a lyric poet who revelled in pornography.
  • …J. Scarisbrick adds that Anne "revelled in" the attention she received…
  • …romantic side ... and she revelled in the Left Bank milieu…
  • …Kate Lock suggested that Jules "revelled in his mildly eccentric reputation.
  • …his father's anti-Semitic statutes and revelled in upsetting her.
  • Wollstonecraft revelled in the intellectual atmosphere of…


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