wondering

American  

[wuhn-der-ing] / ˈwʌn dər ɪŋ /

adjective

1. expressing admiration or amazement; marveling.

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Other Word Forms

• unwondering adjective
• wonderingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of wondering

First recorded in 1585–95; wonder + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Another passenger, heading for the North of England, is wondering whether to get the train at all.

From BBC

“If traders were wondering whether the fabled Santa Claus rally would ever show up, this may have been its arrival,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said in a weekend note.

From MarketWatch

“If traders were wondering whether the fabled Santa Claus rally would ever show up, this may have been its arrival,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said in a weekend note.

From MarketWatch

If he had stubbornly stuck to his guns, as this England hierarchy has done before, I and many others would have been wondering if he should still be in the job.

From BBC

Amy and I were as frightened as any new couple when we had our first child, looking at each other wondering how we were going to keep this fragile little creature alive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• awestruck