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marveling

adjective

variants or marvelling
as in wondering
filled with amazement or wonder with marveling stares, onlookers gathered round the remarkable invention

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marveling
  1. amazed
  2. astonished
  3. surprised
Adjective
  • Hard to find anybody who is not amazed by both his talent and his humility.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Boone was especially amazed that the museum has a 20-foot segment of the 360-foot communications antenna that once rose from the North Tower.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of amazed
Adjective
  • Further stories illuminate emotional realities burrowed deep within enormously likeable characters, often moving the reader (or this reader anyway) to astonished tears.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
  • One that draws more approving thumbs-ups, creates more astonished grins, or pulls more phones from pockets for impromptu photographs and video—especially in stunning Verde Ermes metallic paint.
    — Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
Definition of astonished
Adjective
  • The Muzzy of last season would never do such a thing, and even Bronwyn seems surprised.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Those fishing off the Malibu Pier were surprised in mid-August by a hammerhead shark swimming nearby.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of surprised
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“Marveling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/marveling. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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