Meaning of marvel in English:

marvel

Pronunciation /ˈmɑːv(ə)l/

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verbverb marvels, verb marvelling, verb marvelled; US verb marveling, US verb marveled

[no object]

Be filled with wonder or astonishment.
‘she marvelled at Jeffrey's composure’
- ‘‘It looks huge,’ marvelled Clare’
- ‘Finally satisfied, I sat down once again, and stared out to the horizon, marvelling at the wonders of the natural world.’
- ‘Most of the people it seemed spent their time walking around aimlessly or staring and marvelling at the fires in pits outside their homes.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘We looked through the sheds of woolcraft exhibitions and admired and marveled at some of the work on display.’
- ‘They marvelled at the huge kitchen utensils and implements from the olden days.’
- ‘Tom and David and I all looked up into the sky yesterday evening and marvelled at the vapour trails.’
- ‘She sat there marveling at his broad shoulders, which were suddenly brought to her attention.’
- ‘In just a few years, he evolved into a respected veteran player whose peers marvelled at his skill.’
- ‘I marvelled at Clay's bravado but wondered if he wasn't going too far.’
- ‘She saw his face laugh at the reactions to the fish, and the wonder on his face, marveling at their speed.’
- ‘I overhear two people marvelling over the same specimen.’
- ‘Visitors cannot help marvelling at the sublime natural landscape, deeply enchanted by the tranquil and leisurely life of the village.’
- ‘And there I was, flying above it, marvelling at the expanse of shining blue water, dotted with delicate islands, calm as a mirror.’
- ‘I remember marvelling at the intelligence and the balance of this food - it's not pretentious, just good cooking.’
- ‘Some stopped to pray at the open-air altar, others walked slowly and quietly around marvelling at this little oasis of peace.’
- ‘A week of treatment for his ailments had nurses marvelling at his improved appearance and he is now surviving well on anti-viral therapy.’
- ‘I am constantly marvelling at locations and often comment more on the landscape than I do on the monument itself.’
- ‘Of course I saw a factory - a cotton spinning mill, where I spent a morning marvelling at modern machinery.’
- ‘We wandered off, marvelling at the joy and beauty of the natural world.’
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
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noun

A wonderful or astonishing person or thing.
‘the marvels of technology’
- ‘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.’
- ‘He can still credit marvels, the little miracles and epiphanies that rise out of our daily lives.’
- ‘While the salad was wonderful in its simplicity, the baked Camembert was a marvel of complexity.’
- ‘The book is divided into six cantos, describing the plan of the city, the monuments and the technological marvels of those days.’
- ‘Still, not everyone is entirely amused by such technological marvels.’
- ‘The hand-dryer can either be a technological marvel or a complete waste of space.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘Go to your local library, get a little help, and you'll be online and enjoying these marvels of both nature and technology.’
- ‘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.’
- ‘Before my injury, this place seemed to be a bustling world full of life and technological marvels.’
- ‘It's a technological marvel and will give computer gaming a whole new meaning.’
- ‘He relied on his own innate genius in his lifelong quest to uncover the marvels of Nature.’
- ‘To many readers, however, the finest discoveries of the book would be priceless nuggets of information about the marvels of nature and antiquity.’
- ‘These things are marvels of modern engineering, if you ask me.’
- ‘Scientists can create animals with the cells of other species, but are these chimeras medical marvels or high-tech monsters?’
- ‘One of the marvels of the twentieth century is the electric alarm clock.’
- ‘You can spend a few minutes or a few hours exploring these architectural marvels without ever forgetting you're in the city.’
- ‘The big bang theory, evolution, plate tectonics, and other scientific marvels fascinated me.’
wonder, miracle, wonderful thing, amazing thing, sensation, spectacle, phenomenon
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Origin

Middle English (as a noun): from Old French merveille, from late Latin mirabilia, neuter plural of Latin mirabilis ‘wonderful’, from mirari ‘wonder at’.