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/kvɛl/ · verb
(intransitive, US slang) To feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat..
‘Magnificent residence,’ she pretended to kvell, ‘maybe I'm in the wrong business?’
Use kvell when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kvell means (intransitive, US slang) To feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
‘Magnificent residence,’ she pretended to kvell, ‘maybe I'm in the wrong business?’
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