marveling

adjective

variants or marvelling
Definition of marvelingnext
as in astonished
filled with amazement or wonder with marveling stares, onlookers gathered round the remarkable invention

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for marveling
  1. astonished
  2. bewildered
  3. awed
  4. surprised
  5. amazed
  6. awestruck
  7. astounded
Adjective
  • The chief prevention against getting old is to remain astonished.
    Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Even Jeff still seems astonished to be in the presence of one of hip-hop’s founding innovators.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of astonished
Adjective
  • In this day and age, where 4K is normal, even HD is considered blurry; however, the decision to shoot with the prosumer camcorder at a resolution of 480 on to MiniDV paid off, and Murphy’s bewildered walk through Westminster is still genuinely iconic.
    Carlton Reid, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
  • There this brilliant but bewildered scientist gets cornered by a plutocrat with impertinent questions.
    Alan Scherstuhl, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of bewildered
Adjective
  • Hereafter is ultimately too touchy-feely for its own good — too awed by its modest musings on the mystery of being alive — and the film suggests Damon isn’t so great at playing characters with a mystical bent.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024
  • For a moment, there is what could be described as an awed pause, before a vaping assistant breaks the spell.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of awed
Adjective
  • Chan was surprised to discover that her boyfriend frequently sends GIFs, a practice foreign to her but supposedly more common among younger millennials.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Politico’s team of reporters and a photographer were initially approved to attend the event, but on Tuesday morning were surprised to find they had been denied credentials, a person familiar with the matter told CNN.
    Kristen Holmes, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of surprised
Adjective
  • To be amazed – and, perhaps, a little spooked – read the full story here.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Scott and his brother, Seth, were more amazed by what Logan hadn’t written.
    Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of amazed
Adjective
  • Rams save their season with awestruck win against 49ers Sept. 23, 2024 Brees led the New Orleans Saints to a Super Bowl title to cap the 2009 season.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Some of them were milling around on Tuesday morning, in the Pfister Hotel—otherwise known as the holy of holies, for this was where Trump was staying, if the awestruck rumors were correct.
    Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 25 July 2024
Definition of awestruck
Adjective
  • Kirkpatrick was astounded that Hussey and Whiting had never consented to the shoot and weren’t even informed of what would appear in the final version of the film.
    Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Tell him what happened then only to go Snoop’s astounded broadcast partner, the ur-straight-man Mike Tirico, could only laugh.
    Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2024
Definition of astounded
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marvelous

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