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marveled vs marvelled

Both 'marveled' and 'marvelled' are correct spellings of the same word, but they are used in different English-speaking regions. 'Marveled' is the preferred spelling in American English, while 'marvelled' is more common in British English.

Last updated: March 31, 2024

marveled

This is a correct spelling in American English.

The word 'marveled' is the past tense and past participle form of the verb 'marvel' in American English. It is used to express amazement or wonder.

Examples:

  • She marveled at the beauty of the sunset.
  • He marveled at the magician's tricks.
  • He would have marveled at the woman you've become.
  • So I marveled for a moment, and then decided it was time to release him, so I put him down.
  • and we both marveled at the labels that fit none of the people we actually know.
  • She thought my side beat up on her side way more often, that we called them brainless, gun-toting racists, and we both marveled at the labels that fit none of the people we actually know.
  • He is the reason that a girl who once marveled in the beauty of all life, now delights in bringing pain and horror to every moment.
  • She got all rude when I marveled at her.
  • Audiences marveled at the way they moved.
  • The guards marveled at the brilliance of his brushwork.
  • Within our lifetimes, - We have marveled.
  • Emerson Cod marveled that the digestive coma produced by beef balls and curried cuttlefish from the dim sum restaurant downstairs.
  • He is the reason that a girl who once marveled in the beauty of all life, now delights in bringing pain and horror to every moment.
  • Capua has marveled over many champions from the house of Batiatus over the years.
  • Okay, now that my gall has been sufficiently marveled at, perhaps you'd answer my question.
  • We marveled at our own magnificence as we gave birth to Al.
  • The pie maker and the girl he called "chuck" marveled at love's power conquer all Obstacles... distance and time...
  • As Chuck marveled that the pie maker's refusal to help search for his only parent,
  • In the last 23 years, have you not marveled as information technology has surged forward?
  • Marveled at its beauty... its genius?
  • The army marveled at it.
  • The army marveled at it.

Alternatives:

  • was amazed by
  • was astonished by
  • was impressed by
  • was awestruck by
  • was captivated by

marvelled

This is a correct spelling in British English.

The word 'marvelled' is the past tense and past participle form of the verb 'marvel' in British English. It is used to express amazement or wonder.

Examples:

  • She marvelled at the beauty of the sunset.
  • He marvelled at the magician's tricks.
  • We marvelled at the skills displayed by sturgeon producers in Granada.
  • And I marvelled that a love I had entered into so lightly could grow into a deep and abiding passion, one which dominated my whole life.
  • The cardinal has seen Donatello's David and marvelled at the source of its eros.
  • "nor did I marvelled the least in seeing me asleep on the projection."
  • Everyone peered at Jenny, and Jenny peered back, and she marvelled at what strange creatures they all were.
  • Shepherds marvelled at the sight
  • The McCartney sisters joined us for a group meeting chaired by Martin Schulz, when we - as we shall continue to do - marvelled at their courage and uprightness.
  • In his books about travel in Haut Vivarais, Mazon marvelled at the ceilings decorated with bacon, hock, trotters and strings of sausages.
  • 'Men were creatures that you married, or marvelled at, 'or yearned for, or found somehow perplexing.
  • all marvelled that they got out of the stock market just before the crash and put all their assets in cash or gold.
  • Since he was a child, young Aldred had marvelled at tales of the magic mirror.
  • The sisters were so alike, yet so unlike... he marvelled that they treated him as a brother.
  • Sometimes, I watch the faces of my students... and I see how are marvelled, its enthusiasm before the life... when they learn something new.
  • She got all rude when I marveled at her.
  • Audiences marveled at the way they moved.
  • The guards marveled at the brilliance of his brushwork.
  • He would have marveled at the woman you've become.
  • Within our lifetimes, - We have marveled.
  • Emerson Cod marveled that the digestive coma produced by beef balls and curried cuttlefish from the dim sum restaurant downstairs.
  • He is the reason that a girl who once marveled in the beauty of all life, now delights in bringing pain and horror to every moment.

Alternatives:

  • was amazed by
  • was astonished by
  • was impressed by
  • was awestruck by
  • was captivated by

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