Kvell
[k(ə)vel]
Part of speech: verb
Origin: Yiddish, 1960s
1.
Feel happy and proud.
Examples of Kvell in a sentence
"The best part of award shows is seeing recipients’ families kvelling over their success."
"Even as conversations quieted, the winning team continued to kvell over their victory."
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