marveling

Standing in awe

Marveling is feeling or expressing wonder and amazement.

You marvel at something that astonishes or impresses you: We stood marveling at the northern lights, She couldn't stop marveling at how much the kids had grown.

The spelling marvelling is British.

delight

enchantment

Magical influence over someone

exhilaration · bliss · pleasure · wonderment · excitement · thrill · glee · happiness · merriment · enjoyment

astonishment

amazement

Overwhelming surprise and wonder

  • surpriseUnexpected event causing astonishment
  • shockViolent sudden disturbance
  • disbeliefRejection of truth claims

incredulity · dumbfounded · flabbergasted · gobsmacked · thunderstruck · stupefaction · startled · astounded · staggered · bewilderment

awe

wonder

Amazement or curiosity

awe-struck · speechless · sublime · majesty · grandeur · magnificence · transcendence · overwhelmed · humbled · stunned

curiosity

wonder

Amazement or curiosity

engrossment · absorption · captivation · inquisitiveness · exploration · discovery · questioning · examination · pondering · investigating

admiration

appreciation

Recognition of worth

praise · recognition · approval · applause · commendation · tribute · homage · kudos · adoration · regard

Categories
Opposites
emotional engagement with the extraordinary

marvelingignoring

Deliberately not noticing

disregarding · dismissing · shrugging off · taking for granted · overlooking

cognitive evaluation of phenomena

marvelingscorning

Expressing strong contempt

being bored · disdaining · scoffing · disparaging · sneering

Family

admire, marvelous, marvel, admirable, marvels, marvelously, marvellous, marveled, marvelling

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G