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Definition of marvel
1 : one that causes wonder or astonishment her talent is a marvel to behold … with that marvel of architecture before our eyes … — Martha Kean
2 : intense surprise or interest : astonishment … his voice filled with marvel … — Mordecai Richler
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Examples of marvel in a Sentence
that new electric car really is a marvel
Recent Examples of marvel from the Web
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With life expectancies rarely exceeding a decade, the engineering marvels are surprisingly disposable.
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Documentary showcasing engineering marvels worldwide from DubaiaEUs record-high skyscrapers to bridges soaring through clouds.
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Isaiah Thomas remains a 5-foot-9 marvel, who unfortunately, slipped out of town before becoming a phenomenon.
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Still, most people facing serious illness avoid Hospice and place their bet instead on the marvels of modern medicine.
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Deboned and splayed on a tray, with drumsticks and wings marking each corner, the duck is a marvel to behold as well as a joy to eat.
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Away from its famous coastline, Sardinia’s rugged interior is home to one of the world’s most intriguing architectural marvels: 7,000 mysterious stone towers known as nuraghi.
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Musical director Elmo Zapp does marvels with his strong singers, while Claspell and Lewis deliver heartfelt turns guaranteed to wrench a few tears.
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The extent to which Ivanka and Jared have carefully cultivated their positions as White House contrarians has been a marvel to behold.
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Origin and Etymology of marvel
Middle English mervel, from Anglo-French merveille, from Late Latin mirabilia marvels, from Latin, neuter plural of mirabilis wonderful, from mirari to wonder
marvel
Definition of marvel
marveled
ormarvelled
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ormarvelling
play \ˈmärv-liŋ, ˈmär-və-\intransitive verb
: to become filled with surprise, wonder, or amazed curiosity marveled at the magician's skill
transitive verb
: to feel astonishment or perplexity at or about marveled that they had escaped
Examples of marvel in a Sentence
The doctors marveled that anyone could recover so quickly.
Recent Examples of marvel from the Web
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Since then, people have marveled at the ingenuity of the design, which incorporates principles of physics and thermodynamics to create an optimal shelter in the frozen north.
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Shirley Zhang and her husband Michael Borland of Westmont stopped by the lake for their first time, marveling at the abundance of birds on their way to another state park.
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Both Chancellor and Pete Carroll marveled Tuesday about how Thomas was flying around the field.
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Pinterest Across the country, moviegoers are marveling over Wonder Woman — so much so that the film made $100.5 million during it’s opening weekend and continues to dominate at the box office.
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Sitting at his conference table in the speaker’s office early Friday afternoon, wolfing down a lunch of meat loaf and red velvet cake, Corcoran marveled at the creativity of the concept.
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The architecture community marveled at how a home designed by a modernist genius could go unnoticed for decades.
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Even after coaching him for several years, Tony Orsini still marvels at how quickly Shenderovsky gets up to top speed to put defenders on their heels.
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Logan Weiss, 5, marvels at LEGO pieces and creations at one of the hands-on displays at the Brick Fest Live LEGO Fan Experience.
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Origin and Etymology of marvel
see 1marvel
MARVEL Defined for English Language Learners
marvel
playDefinition of marvel for English Language Learners
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: someone or something that is extremely good, skillful, etc. : a wonderful or marvelous person or thing
marvel
Definition of marvel for English Language Learners
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: to feel great surprise, wonder, or admiration
MARVEL Defined for Kids
Definition of marvel for Students
: something that causes wonder or astonishment
Definition of marvel for Students
marveled
ormarvelled
;marveling
ormarvelling
: to feel astonishment or wonder I had never seen such beautiful illustrations … I turned the pages, marveling. — Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted
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