wondering

That’s when people started calling one another around City Hall with higher-pitched voices than usual wondering just how serious this was going to get.
Politics Report: Why the Recall Failed|Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts|June 5, 2021|Voice of San Diego
The pressure of earnings reports and meetings, Zoom or otherwise, leave no room for the sort of expansive wondering that lies at the heart of all genuine breakthroughs.
The business advice Socrates would give if he wrote a management book today|jakemeth|August 25, 2020|Fortune
After the defeat of ISIS in Sinjar, most other locals have been left wondering who might rule the city in the near future.
Has the Kurdish Victory at Sinjar Turned the Tide of ISIS War?|Niqash|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Whether it is openly stated or not, I think everyone is wondering if they could find “the one.”
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots|Emily Shire|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the back of my mind I was wondering how much time we had before there might be an ominous knock at the door.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind|Brin-Jonathan Butler|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He said Jay was anxious and wondering why it was taking so long for the police to arrive.
Adnan Killed Her! No, Jay Did It! Serial’s Uncertain, True-to-Reality End|Emily Shire|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“[Writing was] the only way I could get people to listen to me without wondering what was wrong with my voice,” he told the Times.
Chris Colfer on Writing, Acting, and the Pain of Being A Pop Culture Trailblazer|Oliver Jones|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
While Benjy sat contemplating this creature, and wondering what was to be the end of it all, a bright idea occurred to him.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
The latter gentleman was wondering whether he had fallen into a dream that he should wake up from in the morning.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
In fact, just then, Bob was wondering what new trick he could teach Squinty the next day.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
Alice had been wondering what had detained her so long, and by the time she arrived had become very much alarmed.
Checkmate|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
I hung the receiver up again, wondering what business could fetch Jack Bridges round at that time of the evening to see me.
Uncanny Tales|Various

Origin of wondering