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 four words were first spoken here on a bright spring afternoon at Camelback Ranch, my astonished syllables joining similar tones of amazement floating from every corner of a crowded press box.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Immediately, the astonished news anchor attempted to hide the gesture behind a stack of papers.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of astonished
Adjective
  • The clip received more than 3,900 shares and 4.1 million views on X. In the footage a young girl dressed in pink walks along the chilled aisle of a superstore, throwing products as bewildered customers look on.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • In May, police officers in the town of Lufkin, Texas responded to a bewildered call about a pair of kangaroos that were on the loose.
    Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of bewildered
Adjective
  • With an awed expression and misty eyes, Swift marveled at the waves of aural affection, taking out her ear monitors to fully experience the overwhelming sound.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Steve Jobs would come at a journalist like the rain in Buenaventura, aggressively pitching his message; Cook envelopes his interlocutors in a gentle mist and confides awed assessments of his company’s efforts.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of awed
Adjective
  • But don’t be surprised if his next chapter includes skyrocketing to another stratosphere of super stardom, both figuratively and literally.
    Jon Youshaei, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Lemon, who caught at least six passes in four of USC’s last eight games, wasn’t surprised to see Robinson and Hudson in the portal.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of surprised
Adjective
  • My father would have been amazed, because my father didn't make speeches.
    TIME Staff, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Despite the ongoing mystery of the items' purpose, Slack was amazed by the response online.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of amazed
Adjective
  • These kids have never seen anything like this on their sheltered homeworld, and attempting to mimic their awestruck reaction for the audience is admirable.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of awestruck
Adjective
  • Internet users were astounded by the resemblance, and the clip went viral with more than 5.2 million views and 254,000 likes on Instagram at the time of writing.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of astounded
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