kvells
Glows with pride
Kvells is the third-person singular form of kvell, a Yiddish-derived verb meaning to feel intense pride or joy, especially about someone else's achievements.
A parent kvells when their child graduates or wins an award: She kvells every time her grandson performs.
The word carries warmth and suggests pride that can't be contained.
Smiling very broadly
- burstingBreaking from internal pressure
- glowingGiving off steady light
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
basking · reveling · radiating · exuding · brimming · puffed up · chest out · walking tall
Fortune or destiny
Offspring of offspring
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- recitalSolo musical performance
- bar mitzvahJewish adulthood ceremony
- bat mitzvahFemale Jewish adulthood rite
dean's list · valedictorian · first steps · report card · scholarship · acceptance letter · wedding day · grandparent
Excessive self-praise
- braggingExcessive self-praise
- gushingFlowing out forcefully
- ravingSpeaking wildly, incoherently
- crowingTriumphant self-praise
exclaiming · proclaiming · announcing · sharing · telling · showing off · displaying · flaunting
beaming
Smiling very broadly
- burstingBreaking from internal pressure
- glowingGiving off steady light
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
overflowing · basking · reveling · radiating · exuding · brimming · puffed up · chest out · walking tall · head high
mazel
Fortune or destiny
grandchildren
Offspring of offspring
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- recitalSolo musical performance
- bar mitzvahJewish adulthood ceremony
bat mitzvah · dean's list · valedictorian · first steps · report card · scholarship · acceptance letter · wedding day · grandparent · milestone
boasting
Excessive self-praise
crowing · exclaiming · proclaiming · announcing · sharing · telling · showing off · displaying · flaunting · trumpeting