Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marvelling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: mar-vel-ling
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of marvel

noun

The act of one who marvels; amazement.

Example Sentences

"When Mrs. Churchill's orders were made known, they caused many secret marvellings and murmurings."

Etymology

From Middle English merveilynge; equivalent to marvel + -ing.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: merveilynge

Inflected Forms

marvellings (plural)

Questions

What does marvelling mean?: present participle and gerund of marvel
Where does marvelling come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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