MARVEL


Meaning of MARVEL in English

(~s, ~ling, ~led)

Note: in AM, use '~ing', '~ed'

1.

If you ~ at something, you express your great surprise, wonder, or admiration.

Her fellow members ~ed at her seemingly infinite energy...

Sara and I read the story and ~ed...

‘That’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen,’ ~ed Carl...

He ~led that a man in such intense pain could be so coherent.

VERB: V at n, V, V with quote, V that

2.

You can describe something or someone as a ~ to indicate that you think that they are wonderful.

The whale, like the dolphin, has become a symbol of the ~s of creation...

= wonder

N-COUNT: oft N of n

3.

Marvels are things that people have done, or that have happened, which are very unexpected or surprising.

He’s done ~s with the team...

= wonders

N-COUNT: usu pl

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