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Definition of marvel in English: marvelverbmarvels, marvelling, marvelled, marveling, marveled ˈmɑːv(ə)lˈmɑrvəl [no object]Be filled with wonder or astonishment. she marvelled at Jeffrey's composure with direct speech ‘It looks huge,’ marvelled Clare Example sentencesExamples - Of course I saw a factory - a cotton spinning mill, where I spent a morning marvelling at modern machinery.
- We looked through the sheds of woolcraft exhibitions and admired and marveled at some of the work on display.
- She sat there marveling at his broad shoulders, which were suddenly brought to her attention.
- I marvelled at Clay's bravado but wondered if he wasn't going too far.
- I remember marvelling at the intelligence and the balance of this food - it's not pretentious, just good cooking.
- She saw his face laugh at the reactions to the fish, and the wonder on his face, marveling at their speed.
- A week of treatment for his ailments had nurses marvelling at his improved appearance and he is now surviving well on anti-viral therapy.
- Tom and David and I all looked up into the sky yesterday evening and marvelled at the vapour trails.
- Most of the people it seemed spent their time walking around aimlessly or staring and marvelling at the fires in pits outside their homes.
- Some stopped to pray at the open-air altar, others walked slowly and quietly around marvelling at this little oasis of peace.
- They marvelled at the huge kitchen utensils and implements from the olden days.
- Visitors cannot help marvelling at the sublime natural landscape, deeply enchanted by the tranquil and leisurely life of the village.
- The girl or woman he was addressing seemed to be expected to sit in silence, marvelling at the brilliance of the person orating at her.
- In just a few years, he evolved into a respected veteran player whose peers marvelled at his skill.
- Finally satisfied, I sat down once again, and stared out to the horizon, marvelling at the wonders of the natural world.
- And there I was, flying above it, marvelling at the expanse of shining blue water, dotted with delicate islands, calm as a mirror.
- At times I sat back and marvelled at the fact I was part of a riding tradition on this land going back over 1,000 years.
- I overhear two people marvelling over the same specimen.
- I am constantly marvelling at locations and often comment more on the landscape than I do on the monument itself.
- We wandered off, marvelling at the joy and beauty of the natural world.
Synonyms be amazed, be filled with amazement, be astonished, be surprised, be awed, stand in awe, wonder, be full of wonder, stare, gape, goggle, not believe one's eyes/ears, not know what to say, be dumbfounded admire, applaud, think highly of, respect, venerate, appreciate informal be flabbergasted
nounPlural marvels ˈmɑːv(ə)lˈmɑrvəl A wonderful or astonishing person or thing. the marvels of technology Example sentencesExamples - The film deals with saints, marvels and even miracles and through this you are reminded that there is more to life than money and just making as much of it as possible.
- The book is divided into six cantos, describing the plan of the city, the monuments and the technological marvels of those days.
- You can spend a few minutes or a few hours exploring these architectural marvels without ever forgetting you're in the city.
- Still, not everyone is entirely amused by such technological marvels.
- To many readers, however, the finest discoveries of the book would be priceless nuggets of information about the marvels of nature and antiquity.
- The hand-dryer can either be a technological marvel or a complete waste of space.
- It's a technological marvel and will give computer gaming a whole new meaning.
- Scientists can create animals with the cells of other species, but are these chimeras medical marvels or high-tech monsters?
- The canal was like any of our recent technological marvels, in that it cut costs and improved productivity.
- He relied on his own innate genius in his lifelong quest to uncover the marvels of Nature.
- The big bang theory, evolution, plate tectonics, and other scientific marvels fascinated me.
- These things are marvels of modern engineering, if you ask me.
- Go to your local library, get a little help, and you'll be online and enjoying these marvels of both nature and technology.
- Before my injury, this place seemed to be a bustling world full of life and technological marvels.
- He can still credit marvels, the little miracles and epiphanies that rise out of our daily lives.
- One of the marvels of the twentieth century is the electric alarm clock.
- While the salad was wonderful in its simplicity, the baked Camembert was a marvel of complexity.
- I don't know where I would be without the technological marvels of the twenty-first century.
- If we adopt a responsible approach to our use of the Internet we can only expand our horizons through the marvel of this new technology.
- Custom barrels are marvels of technology and worth their price.
Synonyms wonder, miracle, wonderful thing, amazing thing, sensation, spectacle, phenomenon genius, miracle worker, prodigy, paragon, virtuoso, wizard informal something else, something to shout about, something to write home about, eye-opener whizz, whizz-kid, ninja
Derivatives noun I desperately want and need to be a marveler of the world - I think marveling goes hand in hand with imagining and believing in impossible things - and yet… I'm deeply dissatisfied with amount and quality of marveling I actually do on an ordinary day. Example sentencesExamples - I am a marveller of children. I love babies because they are so sweet, and I love little kids because they are so honest, they just blurt out how they feel and what they want.
- Myself, I am a star marveler, but it seems to me that they are not as many or as bright as they were when I was a child.
- Gregorio is an enthusiast, a marveller, someone with the ability to find beauty everywhere.
- I am an inventor, appliance repair man, collector, and above all marveler at the odd and out of the ordinary.
Origin Middle English (as a noun): from Old French merveille, from late Latin mirabilia, neuter plural of Latin mirabilis 'wonderful', from mirari 'wonder at'. Rhymes Havel, larval, Marvell, rondavel Definition of marvel in US English: marvelverbˈmärvəlˈmɑrvəl [no object]Be filled with wonder or astonishment. she marveled at Jeffrey's composure with direct speech “Isn't this an evening,” marveled John Example sentencesExamples - Of course I saw a factory - a cotton spinning mill, where I spent a morning marvelling at modern machinery.
- We looked through the sheds of woolcraft exhibitions and admired and marveled at some of the work on display.
- She sat there marveling at his broad shoulders, which were suddenly brought to her attention.
- A week of treatment for his ailments had nurses marvelling at his improved appearance and he is now surviving well on anti-viral therapy.
- At times I sat back and marvelled at the fact I was part of a riding tradition on this land going back over 1,000 years.
- She saw his face laugh at the reactions to the fish, and the wonder on his face, marveling at their speed.
- I marvelled at Clay's bravado but wondered if he wasn't going too far.
- Some stopped to pray at the open-air altar, others walked slowly and quietly around marvelling at this little oasis of peace.
- They marvelled at the huge kitchen utensils and implements from the olden days.
- In just a few years, he evolved into a respected veteran player whose peers marvelled at his skill.
- I am constantly marvelling at locations and often comment more on the landscape than I do on the monument itself.
- And there I was, flying above it, marvelling at the expanse of shining blue water, dotted with delicate islands, calm as a mirror.
- Visitors cannot help marvelling at the sublime natural landscape, deeply enchanted by the tranquil and leisurely life of the village.
- I overhear two people marvelling over the same specimen.
- Most of the people it seemed spent their time walking around aimlessly or staring and marvelling at the fires in pits outside their homes.
- Tom and David and I all looked up into the sky yesterday evening and marvelled at the vapour trails.
- Finally satisfied, I sat down once again, and stared out to the horizon, marvelling at the wonders of the natural world.
- I remember marvelling at the intelligence and the balance of this food - it's not pretentious, just good cooking.
- We wandered off, marvelling at the joy and beauty of the natural world.
- The girl or woman he was addressing seemed to be expected to sit in silence, marvelling at the brilliance of the person orating at her.
Synonyms be amazed, be filled with amazement, be astonished, be surprised, be awed, stand in awe, wonder, be full of wonder, stare, gape, goggle, not believe one's ears, not believe one's eyes, not know what to say, be dumbfounded
nounˈmärvəlˈmɑrvəl A wonderful or astonishing person or thing. the marvels of technology Example sentencesExamples - Before my injury, this place seemed to be a bustling world full of life and technological marvels.
- The big bang theory, evolution, plate tectonics, and other scientific marvels fascinated me.
- To many readers, however, the finest discoveries of the book would be priceless nuggets of information about the marvels of nature and antiquity.
- The film deals with saints, marvels and even miracles and through this you are reminded that there is more to life than money and just making as much of it as possible.
- It's a technological marvel and will give computer gaming a whole new meaning.
- The hand-dryer can either be a technological marvel or a complete waste of space.
- He relied on his own innate genius in his lifelong quest to uncover the marvels of Nature.
- Still, not everyone is entirely amused by such technological marvels.
- These things are marvels of modern engineering, if you ask me.
- Custom barrels are marvels of technology and worth their price.
- If we adopt a responsible approach to our use of the Internet we can only expand our horizons through the marvel of this new technology.
- Scientists can create animals with the cells of other species, but are these chimeras medical marvels or high-tech monsters?
- Go to your local library, get a little help, and you'll be online and enjoying these marvels of both nature and technology.
- The book is divided into six cantos, describing the plan of the city, the monuments and the technological marvels of those days.
- He can still credit marvels, the little miracles and epiphanies that rise out of our daily lives.
- You can spend a few minutes or a few hours exploring these architectural marvels without ever forgetting you're in the city.
- While the salad was wonderful in its simplicity, the baked Camembert was a marvel of complexity.
- One of the marvels of the twentieth century is the electric alarm clock.
- I don't know where I would be without the technological marvels of the twenty-first century.
- The canal was like any of our recent technological marvels, in that it cut costs and improved productivity.
Synonyms wonder, miracle, wonderful thing, amazing thing, sensation, spectacle, phenomenon
Origin Middle English (as a noun): from Old French merveille, from late Latin mirabilia, neuter plural of Latin mirabilis ‘wonderful’, from mirari ‘wonder at’. |