kvell

verb

ˈkvel How to pronounce kvell (audio)
Definition of kvellnext
as in to delight
to feel or express joy or triumph proud grandparents who kvell over every thing that their precious little darlings do

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Recent Examples of kvell Bonnie Winkelman, 62, was kvelling (gushing) over her Lhasa apso, Einstein. — Alix Strauss, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for kvell
  1. delight
  2. brag
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  • Fantastic Fest, the most reliably eclectic and unapologetically strange American film festival on the fall calendar, has unveiled a lineup that promises to delight any cinephile whose tastes lie outside the conventional.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Good stories may delight or entertain, anger or outrage, surprise or shock.
    — Greg Borowski, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of delight
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  • Pitt receiver Tyreek Robinson’s fishing habit might never have reached Narduzzi’s attention if the Monongahela hadn’t coughed up a 5- to 6-pound bass worth bragging about.
    — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Noling's lawyers wrote in court documents that a man told authorities that his foster brother, Wilson, bragged about committing the crime.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of brag

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