Marvelling

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who marvels; amazement.

    "When Mrs. Churchill's orders were made known, they caused many secret marvellings and murmurings."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of marvel form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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wonderadmirationamazeamazementastonisherastonishing thing

Example

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"You may remember that I was distrait, and remained sitting after you had all alighted. I was marvelling in my own mind how I could possibly have overlooked so obvious a clue."

Etymology

From Middle English merveilynge; equivalent to marvel + -ing.

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