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marvel

1 verb
     
mar‧vel1 past tense and past participle marvelled, present participle marvelling British English, past tense and past participle marveled, present participle marveling American English [intransitive and transitive]
to feel or express great surprise or admiration at something, especially someone's behaviour:
'The man is a genius,' marvelled Claire.
marvel at/over
I marvelled at my mother's ability to remain calm in a crisis.
Visitors to Rome marvel over the beauty of the city.
marvel that
I marvelled that anyone could be so stupid.
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