Kvell Dared Kvel Verb Feel Proud Beam Gloat

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.