kvell
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Etymology
From Yiddish קוועלן (kveln), from Middle High German quellen, from Old High German quellan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwellan. Cognate with German quellen and English quell (“source, spring”).
Pronunciation
Verb
kvell (third-person singular simple present kvells, present participle kvelling, simple past and past participle kvelled)
- (intransitive, US slang) To feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat.
- 2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 4:
- ‘Magnificent residence,’ she pretended to kvell, ‘maybe I'm in the wrong business?’
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