wonderingly
Americanadverb
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in a way that expresses wonder or awe.
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in a way that expresses curiosity or puzzlement; questioningly.
Example Sentences
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Its characters gaze wonderingly at the sky, but it covers overly familiar ground.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2022
As I read, one baby went in and out of a doze, while the other wonderingly inspected his toes.
From Washington Post • Jul. 31, 2018
Edgar, more rational but equally afflicted, wonderingly replies.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2016
Whether performed as solos or ensemble pieces, these numbers tend to percolate along, blithely and wonderingly, at the speed of circular thought.
From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2014
Kate and Reynie glanced at each other wonderingly.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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