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Marveled vs Amazed - What's the difference?

marveled | amazed |

As verbs the difference between marveled and amazed

is that marveled is past tense of marvel while amazed is past tense of amaze.

As an adjective amazed is

astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised.

marveled

English

Verb

(head)
  • (marvel)

  • marvel

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.
  • * Bible, Exodus xxxiv. 10
  • I will do marvels such as have not been done.
  • Wonder, astonishment.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
  • Use lessens marvel .

    Verb

  • To become filled with wonderment or admiration; to be amazed at something.
  • * Bible, 1 John iii. 13
  • Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you.
  • (obsolete) To marvel at.
  • (Wyclif)
  • (obsolete, transitive, used impersonally) To cause to marvel or be surprised.
  • * Richard the Redeless
  • But much now me marvelleth .

    amazed

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Astonished; confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder; greatly surprised.
  • *
  • *:And it was while all were passionately intent upon the pleasing and snake-like progress of their uncle that a young girl in furs, ascending the stairs two at a time, peeped perfunctorily into the nursery as she passed the hallway—and halted amazed .
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=8 citation , passage=It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.}}

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (head)
  • (amaze)
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