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Kvell Dared Kvel Verb Feel Proud Beam Gloat

Kvell means to feel proud, to beam, or to gloat.

Kvell znamená být hrdý, zářit nebo se chlubit.

Front kvell \KVEL\
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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