{ "kvell":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to be extraordinarily proud : rejoice":[] }, "examples":[ "proud grandparents who kvell over every thing that their precious little darlings do", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Bonnie Winkelman, 62, was kvelling (gushing) over her Lhasa apso, Einstein. \u2014 Alix Strauss, New York Times , 20 Sep. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1952, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Yiddish kveln to be delighted, from Middle High German quellen to well, gush, swell":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kvel" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "exuberate", "exult", "glory", "joy", "jubilate", "rejoice", "triumph" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-101145", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "kvetch":{ "antonyms":[ "baby", "bellyacher", "complainer", "crybaby", "fussbudget", "fusser", "fusspot", "griper", "grumbler", "kvetcher", "sniveler", "whiner" ], "definitions":{ ": a habitual complainer":[], ": complaint sense 1":[], ": to complain habitually : gripe":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "They're always kvetching about something.", "a chronically resentful person who seems to look for things to kvetch about", "Noun", "according to the kvetch on the bus tour, there was little about Europe that was satisfactory", "vainly hoped that his mother would spare him another kvetch about still being single", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Given how people like to kvetch on social media, that side effect could very well seem like it\u2019s occurring in a lot more than one out of 18 patients. \u2014 Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022", "According to family lore, Clara Glimcher followed him into the recruiting office, kvetching that her son was about to ship off to Parris Island and leave his poor mother behind. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2019", "In an earlier episode spent driving around with actor/comedian Zach Galifianakis in a well-worn 1972 Volkswagen Thing, Seinfeld kvetches about shows with famous people in cars. \u2014 Hank Stuever, chicagotribune.com , 9 July 2018", "Residents have formed protest groups, lobbied city and state representatives, gone to court, sold their homes and moved\u2014and even created a high-tech tool for kvetching , enabling them to register thousands of complaints at the click of a button. \u2014 Katy Mclaughlin, WSJ , 5 July 2018", "By all the evidence, Roth loved to talk, or more specifically kvetch , about writing (or more specifically about trying to write). \u2014 Nathan Heller, Vogue , 23 May 2018", "So while European mandarins are kvetching about the trade war Mr. Trump risks starting with metals tariffs, Europe is now launching its own economic war with a proposal to tax U.S. tech firms. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2018", "Even so, there were complaints, especially by the Italians, who kvetched about not being able to take walks. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2018", "Everyone likes to kvetch about traffic and driving conditions, but drivers in some cities have far fewer complaints. \u2014 USA TODAY , 9 Dec. 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "While this might sound like a saucy kvetch mid strenuous workout, for many in his audience the reference was unmissable. \u2014 Callahan Tormey, Town & Country , 8 May 2022", "What's your favorite subject to kvetch about and why? \u2014 Jessica Gelt, latimes.com , 4 May 2018", "So this kvetch is more philosophical than any issue that could have cropped up had Carson Wentz stayed healthy or had Antonio Brown gone off last Sunday or if Russell Wilson\u2019s Seahawks didn\u2019t put together two clunkers in consecutive weeks. \u2014 Jonathan Jones, SI.com , 21 Dec. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 Jason Zinoman, HWD , 10 Apr. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 10 Apr. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 Jason Zinoman, VanityFair.com , 10 Apr. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com , 10 Apr. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1957, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun", "circa 1950, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Yiddish kvetshn , literally, to squeeze, pinch, from Middle High German quetschen":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kvech", "\u02c8kfech" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "caterwaul", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grizzle", "grouch", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "grump", "holler", "inveigh", "keen", "kick", "maunder", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "nag", "repine", "scream", "squawk", "squeal", "wail", "whimper", "whine", "whinge", "yammer", "yawp", "yaup", "yowl" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170032", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "kvetcher":{ "antonyms":[ "baby", "bellyacher", "complainer", "crybaby", "fussbudget", "fusser", "fusspot", "griper", "grumbler", "kvetcher", "sniveler", "whiner" ], "definitions":{ ": a habitual complainer":[], ": complaint sense 1":[], ": to complain habitually : gripe":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "They're always kvetching about something.", "a chronically resentful person who seems to look for things to kvetch about", "Noun", "according to the kvetch on the bus tour, there was little about Europe that was satisfactory", "vainly hoped that his mother would spare him another kvetch about still being single", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Given how people like to kvetch on social media, that side effect could very well seem like it\u2019s occurring in a lot more than one out of 18 patients. \u2014 Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022", "According to family lore, Clara Glimcher followed him into the recruiting office, kvetching that her son was about to ship off to Parris Island and leave his poor mother behind. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2019", "In an earlier episode spent driving around with actor/comedian Zach Galifianakis in a well-worn 1972 Volkswagen Thing, Seinfeld kvetches about shows with famous people in cars. \u2014 Hank Stuever, chicagotribune.com , 9 July 2018", "Residents have formed protest groups, lobbied city and state representatives, gone to court, sold their homes and moved\u2014and even created a high-tech tool for kvetching , enabling them to register thousands of complaints at the click of a button. \u2014 Katy Mclaughlin, WSJ , 5 July 2018", "By all the evidence, Roth loved to talk, or more specifically kvetch , about writing (or more specifically about trying to write). \u2014 Nathan Heller, Vogue , 23 May 2018", "So while European mandarins are kvetching about the trade war Mr. Trump risks starting with metals tariffs, Europe is now launching its own economic war with a proposal to tax U.S. tech firms. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2018", "Even so, there were complaints, especially by the Italians, who kvetched about not being able to take walks. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2018", "Everyone likes to kvetch about traffic and driving conditions, but drivers in some cities have far fewer complaints. \u2014 USA TODAY , 9 Dec. 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "While this might sound like a saucy kvetch mid strenuous workout, for many in his audience the reference was unmissable. \u2014 Callahan Tormey, Town & Country , 8 May 2022", "What's your favorite subject to kvetch about and why? \u2014 Jessica Gelt, latimes.com , 4 May 2018", "So this kvetch is more philosophical than any issue that could have cropped up had Carson Wentz stayed healthy or had Antonio Brown gone off last Sunday or if Russell Wilson\u2019s Seahawks didn\u2019t put together two clunkers in consecutive weeks. \u2014 Jonathan Jones, SI.com , 21 Dec. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 Jason Zinoman, HWD , 10 Apr. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 10 Apr. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 Jason Zinoman, VanityFair.com , 10 Apr. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com , 10 Apr. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1957, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun", "circa 1950, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Yiddish kvetshn , literally, to squeeze, pinch, from Middle High German quetschen":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kvech", "\u02c8kfech" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "caterwaul", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grizzle", "grouch", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "grump", "holler", "inveigh", "keen", "kick", "maunder", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "nag", "repine", "scream", "squawk", "squeal", "wail", "whimper", "whine", "whinge", "yammer", "yawp", "yaup", "yowl" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021406", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "kvetching":{ "antonyms":[ "baby", "bellyacher", "complainer", "crybaby", "fussbudget", "fusser", "fusspot", "griper", "grumbler", "kvetcher", "sniveler", "whiner" ], "definitions":{ ": a habitual complainer":[], ": complaint sense 1":[], ": to complain habitually : gripe":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "They're always kvetching about something.", "a chronically resentful person who seems to look for things to kvetch about", "Noun", "according to the kvetch on the bus tour, there was little about Europe that was satisfactory", "vainly hoped that his mother would spare him another kvetch about still being single", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Given how people like to kvetch on social media, that side effect could very well seem like it\u2019s occurring in a lot more than one out of 18 patients. \u2014 Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022", "According to family lore, Clara Glimcher followed him into the recruiting office, kvetching that her son was about to ship off to Parris Island and leave his poor mother behind. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2019", "In an earlier episode spent driving around with actor/comedian Zach Galifianakis in a well-worn 1972 Volkswagen Thing, Seinfeld kvetches about shows with famous people in cars. \u2014 Hank Stuever, chicagotribune.com , 9 July 2018", "Residents have formed protest groups, lobbied city and state representatives, gone to court, sold their homes and moved\u2014and even created a high-tech tool for kvetching , enabling them to register thousands of complaints at the click of a button. \u2014 Katy Mclaughlin, WSJ , 5 July 2018", "By all the evidence, Roth loved to talk, or more specifically kvetch , about writing (or more specifically about trying to write). \u2014 Nathan Heller, Vogue , 23 May 2018", "So while European mandarins are kvetching about the trade war Mr. Trump risks starting with metals tariffs, Europe is now launching its own economic war with a proposal to tax U.S. tech firms. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2018", "Even so, there were complaints, especially by the Italians, who kvetched about not being able to take walks. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2018", "Everyone likes to kvetch about traffic and driving conditions, but drivers in some cities have far fewer complaints. \u2014 USA TODAY , 9 Dec. 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "While this might sound like a saucy kvetch mid strenuous workout, for many in his audience the reference was unmissable. \u2014 Callahan Tormey, Town & Country , 8 May 2022", "What's your favorite subject to kvetch about and why? \u2014 Jessica Gelt, latimes.com , 4 May 2018", "So this kvetch is more philosophical than any issue that could have cropped up had Carson Wentz stayed healthy or had Antonio Brown gone off last Sunday or if Russell Wilson\u2019s Seahawks didn\u2019t put together two clunkers in consecutive weeks. \u2014 Jonathan Jones, SI.com , 21 Dec. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 Jason Zinoman, HWD , 10 Apr. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 10 Apr. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 Jason Zinoman, VanityFair.com , 10 Apr. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com , 10 Apr. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1957, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun", "circa 1950, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Yiddish kvetshn , literally, to squeeze, pinch, from Middle High German quetschen":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kvech", "\u02c8kfech" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "caterwaul", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grizzle", "grouch", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "grump", "holler", "inveigh", "keen", "kick", "maunder", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "nag", "repine", "scream", "squawk", "squeal", "wail", "whimper", "whine", "whinge", "yammer", "yawp", "yaup", "yowl" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-234538", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "kvetchy":{ "antonyms":[ "baby", "bellyacher", "complainer", "crybaby", "fussbudget", "fusser", "fusspot", "griper", "grumbler", "kvetcher", "sniveler", "whiner" ], "definitions":{ ": a habitual complainer":[], ": complaint sense 1":[], ": to complain habitually : gripe":[] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "They're always kvetching about something.", "a chronically resentful person who seems to look for things to kvetch about", "Noun", "according to the kvetch on the bus tour, there was little about Europe that was satisfactory", "vainly hoped that his mother would spare him another kvetch about still being single", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Given how people like to kvetch on social media, that side effect could very well seem like it\u2019s occurring in a lot more than one out of 18 patients. \u2014 Rachel Gutman, The Atlantic , 26 May 2022", "According to family lore, Clara Glimcher followed him into the recruiting office, kvetching that her son was about to ship off to Parris Island and leave his poor mother behind. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 1 Oct. 2019", "In an earlier episode spent driving around with actor/comedian Zach Galifianakis in a well-worn 1972 Volkswagen Thing, Seinfeld kvetches about shows with famous people in cars. \u2014 Hank Stuever, chicagotribune.com , 9 July 2018", "Residents have formed protest groups, lobbied city and state representatives, gone to court, sold their homes and moved\u2014and even created a high-tech tool for kvetching , enabling them to register thousands of complaints at the click of a button. \u2014 Katy Mclaughlin, WSJ , 5 July 2018", "By all the evidence, Roth loved to talk, or more specifically kvetch , about writing (or more specifically about trying to write). \u2014 Nathan Heller, Vogue , 23 May 2018", "So while European mandarins are kvetching about the trade war Mr. Trump risks starting with metals tariffs, Europe is now launching its own economic war with a proposal to tax U.S. tech firms. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 21 Mar. 2018", "Even so, there were complaints, especially by the Italians, who kvetched about not being able to take walks. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 10 Jan. 2018", "Everyone likes to kvetch about traffic and driving conditions, but drivers in some cities have far fewer complaints. \u2014 USA TODAY , 9 Dec. 2017", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "While this might sound like a saucy kvetch mid strenuous workout, for many in his audience the reference was unmissable. \u2014 Callahan Tormey, Town & Country , 8 May 2022", "What's your favorite subject to kvetch about and why? \u2014 Jessica Gelt, latimes.com , 4 May 2018", "So this kvetch is more philosophical than any issue that could have cropped up had Carson Wentz stayed healthy or had Antonio Brown gone off last Sunday or if Russell Wilson\u2019s Seahawks didn\u2019t put together two clunkers in consecutive weeks. \u2014 Jonathan Jones, SI.com , 21 Dec. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 Jason Zinoman, HWD , 10 Apr. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 vanityfair.com , 10 Apr. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 Jason Zinoman, VanityFair.com , 10 Apr. 2017", "MYSTERY SCIENCE LATE NIGHT (1982) Long before Beavis and Butthead or Mystery Science Theater 3000, Late Night with David Letterman presented a show from the perspective of a persistently and harshly critical kvetch from the back of the room. \u2014 Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com , 10 Apr. 2017" ], "first_known_use":{ "1957, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Noun", "circa 1950, in the meaning defined above":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Yiddish kvetshn , literally, to squeeze, pinch, from Middle High German quetschen":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8kvech", "\u02c8kfech" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "beef", "bellyache", "bitch", "bleat", "carp", "caterwaul", "complain", "crab", "croak", "fuss", "gripe", "grizzle", "grouch", "grouse", "growl", "grumble", "grump", "holler", "inveigh", "keen", "kick", "maunder", "moan", "murmur", "mutter", "nag", "repine", "scream", "squawk", "squeal", "wail", "whimper", "whine", "whinge", "yammer", "yawp", "yaup", "yowl" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-072419", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] } }