Definition of Kvell

1. Verb. (intransitive) To feel delighted and proud to the point of tears. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Kvell

1. to exclaim joyfully [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kvell

kuvasz
kuvaszok
kuzelite
kuzmenkoite
kuzminite
kuznetsovite
kuzu
kuzus
kv
kvanefjeldite
kvas
kvases
kveim test
kvell (current term)
kvelled
kvelling
kvells
kvetch
kvetched
kvetcher
kvetchers
kvetches
kvetchier
kvetchiest
kvetching
kvetchy
kw
kwaai

Literary usage of Kvell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass (1855)
"On these occasions, all that pride, : and money could do, to dazzle and charm, was ;. "ho could say that the servants of Col. Lloyd were kvell clad ..."

2. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1797)
"... is it to (kvell upon this human depravity, when the heart of the individual is tainted with all the pride and leaven of a Ph»- ..."

3. A Greek and English Lexicon of the New Testament by Edward Robinson (1836)
"Hence also as surrounding those who .kvell with or come from God ; в. в,. the Lord Jesus Christ, па appearing in ^lory after his ascension, ..."

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