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kvelled

kvelled is the simple past and past participle of kvell.

Meaning of kvell

Verb

kvell (third-person singular simple present kvells, present participle kvelling, simple past and past participle kvelled)

  1. (US, intransitive, slang) To feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat.
    • ‘Magnificent residence,’ she pretended to kvell, ‘maybe I'm in the wrong business?’2013, Thomas Pynchon, Bleeding Edge, Vintage, published 2014, page 4

Questions about kvelled

What is kvelled the simple past and past participle of?
Kvelled is the simple past and past participle of kvell.

Words near kvelled in the dictionary

  1. KVCD
  2. KVDT
  3. KVDT2
  4. KVDTP
  5. kvell
  6. kvelled
  7. kvelling
  8. kvells
  9. Kvemo Kartli
  10. Kven
  11. Kvenland

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