Wondering

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wonder \Won"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wondered}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Wondering}.] [AS. wundrian.]
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     1. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck
        with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.
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              I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity
              of these diminutive mortals.          --Swift.
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              We cease to wonder at what we understand. --Johnson.
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     2. To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain
        expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why
        they came.
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              I wonder, in my soul,
              What you would ask me, that I should deny. --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  wondering
       adj : showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light
             post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative
             eyebrow" [syn: {inquisitive}, {speculative}, {questioning},
              {wondering(a)}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  49 Moby Thesaurus words for "wondering":
     agape, aghast, agog, all agog, amazed, astonished, astounded,
     at gaze, awed, awestruck, beguiled, bewildered, bewitched,
     breathless, captivated, confounded, dumbfounded, dumbstruck,
     enchanted, enraptured, enravished, enthralled, entranced,
     fascinated, flabbergasted, gaping, gauping, gazing, hypnotized,
     in awe, in awe of, lost in wonder, marveling, mesmerized,
     open-eyed, openmouthed, overwhelmed, popeyed, puzzled,
     rapt in wonder, spellbound, staggered, staring, stupefied,
     surprised, thunderstruck, under a charm, wide-eyed,
     wonder-struck