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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Any fan of borscht will kvell at the idea of a beet latke.
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Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
Bonnie Winkelman, 62, was kvelling (gushing) over her Lhasa apso, Einstein.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2017
Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
Bonnie Winkelman, 62, was kvelling (gushing) over her Lhasa apso, Einstein.
—Alix Strauss, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2017
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“Kvell.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kvell. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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