marvel
noun
something that causes wonder, admiration, or astonishment; a wonderful thing; a wonder or prodigy.
were marveling
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past progressiveof marvel.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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They were marveling at the franchise’s new level of professionalism and camaraderie that’s taken hold with the first-year front-office tandem general managers, Karen Bryant and Curt Miller.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2023
I was speaking to an American colleague on Tuesday, and they were marveling at the torture-y nature of the scandals in this country that seem, I don’t know, kind of small fry.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2022
Although the symptoms appear debilitating, the play is neither gloomy nor pitying, but rather awe-struck, as though the dramatists were marveling at the complexity of the human brain and nervous system.
From Washington Post ● May 21, 2017
That was a year and a half ago? — we were marveling at the existence of the rebooted Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and now we're getting a first look at its sequel.
From The Verge ● Dec. 11, 2015
The officers were marveling over that circumstance as they sifted through his meager possessions.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
