kvell
kvell · kvells · kvelled · kvelling
To feel delighted and proudTo feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat.
/kvɛl/
Meaning
1 senses(US, slang)To feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat.
Origin
From Yiddish קוועלן (kveln), from Middle High German quellen, from Old High German quellanFrom 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”).
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Forms
kvells, kvelling, kvelled, kvelledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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