The Collaborative International Dictionary
Marvel \Mar"vel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marveledor Marvelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Marveling or Marvelling.] [OE. merveilen, OF. merveillier.] To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.
Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
--1
john iii. 13.
Wiktionary
n. The act of one who marvels; amazement. vb. (present participle of marvel English)
WordNet
n. something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" [syn: wonder]
[also: marvelling, marvelled]
v. be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" [syn: wonder]
express astonishment or surprise about something
[also: marvelling, marvelled]
See marvel
Usage examples of "marvelling".
June took one last scan around the gaslit interior, some bunks dishevelled by recent packing, marvelling again that she had actually spent the last 12 of her 31 years in this one room, wondering if it could be true that she would never see it again.
Daylight found the vicar and his wife, a quaintly-costumed little couple, still marvelling about on their own ground floor by the unnecessary light of a guttering candle.
He stopped before leaving to study the picture closely, marvelling at its resemblance to Charles and memorising every minute detail of the cryptical, colourless face, even down to a slight scar or pit in the smooth brow above the right eye.
Surely the King bit his breath, marvelling, and his fury became an awful fear, and he fell back from her, molesting her no further.
Then she calmed down the white flames of the circles that enclosed Shibli Bagarag and the Vizier Feshnavat, and they stepped forth, marvelling at the greatness of her sorceries that held such a Genie in bondage.
Carefully she dried it and cleaned the tip, marvelling that it was so easy, the nib again as good as new.