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kvells

kvells is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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What is kvells the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Kvells is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kvell.

Words near kvells in the dictionary

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

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