admire "admires, admiring, admired"(VERB) If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.E.X: I admired her when I first met her and I still think she's marvellous.He admired the way she had coped with life.admiring(ADJ, = appreciative) An admiring expression shows that you like or respect someone or something.E.X: Within moments, he'd attracted an admiring audience.admiringly (ADV)admiration (NOUN)marvel "marvels, marvelling, marvelled" NOTE: in America, use marveling, marveled1. (VERB) If you marvel at something, you express your great surprise, wonder, or admiration.E.X: Sara and I read the story and marveled.2. (N-COUNT, usually plural, =wonders)Marvels are things that people have done, or that have happened, which are very unexpected or surprising.E.X: She almost died, but the hospital's skill achieved great marvels.He's done marvels with team.It was a marvel that the floor never gave away.marvellousNOTE: in America, use marvelous(ADJ, =splendid) If you describe someone or something as marvellous, you are emphasizing that they are very good.E.X: He certainly is a marvellous actor…He looked marvelous.
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We had a marvelous time at the party last night.