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Definition of Marvel
1. Verb. Be amazed at. "Sam and Sue marvel over the results of the experiment"; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"
Generic synonyms: React, Respond
Derivative terms: Marveller, Wonder, Wonder, Wonderer, Wonderment
2. Noun. Something that causes feelings of wonder. "The wonders of modern science"
Generic synonyms: Happening, Natural Event, Occurrence, Occurrent
Derivative terms: Marvellous, Marvelous, Wonder, Wondrous
3. Verb. Express astonishment or surprise about something. "Sam and Sue marvel over the results of the experiment"
Definition of Marvel
1. n. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.
2. v. i. To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.
3. v. t. To marvel at.
Definition of Marvel
1. Noun. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle. ¹
2. Noun. Surprise, astonishment. ¹
3. Verb. To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Marvel
1. to be filled with wonder or astonishment [v -VELED, -VELING, -VELS or -VELLED, -VELLING, -VELS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marvel
Literary usage of Marvel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The invisible man: A Grotesque Romance by Herbert George Wells (1897)
"THOMAS marvel YOU must picture Mr. Thomas marvel as a person of copious, ... Mr.
Thomas marvel was sitting with his feet in a ditch by the roadside over the ..."
2. The Bookman (1910)
""The Haven" John marvel, Assistant, by Thomas Nelson Page, is a picture not only
of what may happen again, "John marvel, but of what is happening Assistant" ..."
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