wondering

wondering Definition

won·der·ing (-iŋ)

adjective

feeling or showing wonder

wondering Synonyms

modif.

marveling, admiring, fascinated, awed, struck, in awe, awestruck, wonderstruck, guessing, pondering, speculating, flabbergasted*.

wondering Quotes

Mary lived by wondering what lay round the corner. I lived by knowing there was no corner.

—Kavanagh, P(atrick) J(oseph Gregory)

My wife had an uncle who could never walk down the nave of his abbey without wondering whether it would take spin.

—Douglas-Home, Baron

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