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kvelling

kvelling is the present participle and gerund 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 kvelling

What is kvelling the present participle and gerund of?
Kvelling is the present participle and gerund of kvell.

Words near kvelling in the dictionary

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

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