Dictionary Entry

wondering

Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/ˈwʌndəɹɪŋ/Used In Literature ↓

To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.

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Common Phrases

whether wonderingwhy wondering. wonderingwondering help

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Poetry examples for “wondering”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Sifted through the grass were daisies,
Open-mouthed, wondering, they gazed at the sun.
The Poet struck them with his cane.

First gating oa txch otlwrr in the shade,
Wondering with JcvelleH eyes nii'l liftcrt eara," etc.

Laid out the Sacred Dead;
And thou that bar’st Him in thy wondering womb;
Yea, Daughters of Jerusalem, depart,

Surely a garden full of Angels too,
Wondering, on watch, alone.

Curious Laura chose to linger
Wondering at each merchant man.
One had a cat’s face,

Soft-voiced, and satisfied in humble nest.
Wondering at the bounty of Thy Love
Which gives us wings of silver and of gold;

Burning the flowers. The wind in frenzy moans.
The watchers gaze, held wondering by the fire,
The dwellers cry their sorrow to the crowd,

While the glad Spirits chide
The wondering strings!
And how the shining sacrificial Choirs,

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering,
fearing,

And talked the matter over. And the coroner,
Who knew this Loveridge Chase, was wondering
Why Loveridge Chase had taken up the work