Kvell (verb)
k-vell
To feel happy and proud.
1960s: from Yiddish kveln, from Middle High German, literally ‘well up’.
Example sentences
“Please forgive me if I kvell, but she’s done so well in her exams.”
“You cannot beat a well deserved kvell over a project you’ve worked so hard on.”
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