Kvell means to feel proud, to beam, or to gloat.
Kvell znamená být hrdý, zářit nebo se chlubit.
| Front | kvell \KVEL\ |
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| Back | verb To feel proud; to beam; to gloat. [From Yiddish kveln, from German quellen (to gush, to well up).] "However, Chet landed happily at NECN, where he is admired and coddled by management who can't kvell enough about Chet." - Monica Collins; 'Dog Days' a Sunny Walk in the Park; Boston Herald; Oct 20, 2002. "His tone dared me not to celebrate, dared me not to kvell." - Mimi Harrison; Das Kapital; The Washington Post; Mar 12, 2000. |
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