as in delighting
to feel or express joy or triumph
proud grandparents who kvell over every thing that their precious little darlings do
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The popular anime franchise Berserk, based on the manga created by Kentaro Miura, has been delighting fans since the 1990s.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Sep. 2025 -
Just as a waiter earns a big tip by delighting guests, businesses earn healthy profits by delighting customers.—
Boris Kontsevoi,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Wooldridge’s message mentioned Paul the Apostle’s exulting in the principles of faith, hope and love.—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Even her mom had let go of her dream of her daughter becoming a nurse, now bragging to her friends that her little girl was working for the NFL.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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Freedom of Speech is far more American than a hundred-thousand-dollar-per-plate dinner at Mar-a-Lago or trips to Epstein Island or bullying a network into cancelling Steven Colbert or bragging about having extorted $16 million from a movie studio.—
Billy Ray,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Kvelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kvelling. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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