kvell

[ kvel ]

/ kvɛl /

verb (used without object) Slang.

to be extraordinarily pleased; especially, to be bursting with pride, as over one's family.

Nearby words

kva, kvaløy, kvass, kveim antigen, kveim test, kvell, kvetch, kvetchy, kw, kwa, kwacha

Origin of kvell

1965–70, Americanism; < Yiddish kveln be delighted; compare Middle High German, German quellen well up, gush

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Examples from the Web for kvelling

You wanted to eat the thing she was kvelling about, right then and there, even before the next sentence.
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British Dictionary definitions for kvelling

kvell

/ (kvɛl) /

verb

(intr) informal, mainly US to be happy or show satisfaction

Word Origin for kvell

C20: from Yiddish kveln to well up

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