wondering
adj.
pondering, speculating, puzzling; marveling
wonder
v.
marvel; be astonished; be amazed; ponder; cast doubt
Wondering
wondering
Adjective
1. showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"
(synonym) inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a)
(similar) curious
wonder
Noun
1. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
(synonym) wonderment, admiration
(hypernym) astonishment, amazement
(hyponym) awe
(derivation) marvel
2. something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"
(synonym) marvel
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(derivation) marvel
3. a state in which you want to learn more about something
(synonym) curiosity
(hypernym) cognitive state, state of mind
(hyponym) desire to know, lust for learning, thirst for knowledge
(derivation) inquire, enquire
Verb
1. have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
(synonym) inquire, enquire
(hypernym) question, query
(hyponym) request
(derivation) curiosity
2. place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
(synonym) question
(hypernym) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
(hyponym) scruple
3. be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"
(synonym) marvel
(hypernym) react, respond
(derivation) wonderment, admiration
Wondering
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Wonder
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
wondering
Synonyms and related words:
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
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.