English Explanatory Dictionary

kvell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat.

Pronunciation

/kvɛl/

Word forms

kvell kvells kvelling kvelled

Etymology

From 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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