marvel
21marvel — {{11}}marvel (n.) c.1300, miracle, also wonderful story or legend, from O.Fr. merveille a wonder, surprise, miracle, from V.L. *miribilia (also source of Sp. maravilla, Port. maravilha, It. maraviglia), altered from L. mirabilia wonderful things …
22marvel — [[t]mɑ͟ː(r)v(ə)l[/t]] marvels, marvelling, marvelled (in AM, use marveling, marveled) 1) VERB If you marvel at something, you express your great surprise, wonder, or admiration. [V at n] Her fellow members marveled at her seemingly infinite… …
23marvel — I UK [ˈmɑː(r)v(ə)l] / US [ˈmɑrv(ə)l] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms marvel : present tense I/you/we/they marvel he/she/it marvels present participle marvelling past tense marvelled past participle marvelled to show or feel surprise or… …
24marvel — marvelment, n. /mahr veuhl/, n., v., marveled, marveling or (esp. Brit.) marvelled, marvelling. n. 1. something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy: The new bridge is an engineering marvel. 2.… …
25marvel — 1 verb marvelled, marvelling BrE marveled, marveling AmE (I, T) to feel great surprise or admiration for something, especially someone s behaviour (+ at): I marvelled at my mother s ability to remain calm in a crisis. | marvel that: I marvelled… …
26Marvel — Recorded in the spellings of Marval, Marvel, and Marvell (England), and Merveille and Merveilleux (France), this is a surname of pre 9th century Olde French origins. It is believed to derive either from the word merveille meaning a marvel or… …
27marvel — mar•vel [[t]ˈmɑr vəl[/t]] n. v. veled, vel•ing (esp. brit.) velled, vel•ling. 1) something that arouses wonder, admiration, or astonishment: an engineering marvel[/ex] 2) a feeling of wonder 3) to wonder at: I marvel that you won[/ex] 4) to be… …
28marvel — /ˈmavəl / (say mahvuhl) noun 1. a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy; something that arouses wonder or admiration. 2. Obsolete the feeling of wonder. –verb (marvelled or, US, marveled, marvelling or, US, marveling) – …
29marvel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mervel, from Anglo French merveille, from Late Latin mirabilia marvels, from Latin, neuter plural of mirabilis wonderful, from mirari to wonder Date: 14th century 1. one that causes wonder or astonishment < her… …
30marvel — mar|vel1 verb intransitive or transitive to show or feel surprise or admiration marvel mar|vel 2 [ marvl ] noun count someone or something that is very surprising or impressive …
