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Verb
/ˈwəndər/,
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wonders, plural;
  1. Desire or be curious to know something
    • - how many times have I written that, I wonder?
    • - I can't help wondering how Stasia and Katie are feeling
  2. Used to express a polite question or request
    • - I wonder whether you have thought more about it?
  3. Feel doubt
    • - I wonder about such a marriage
  4. Feel admiration and amazement; marvel
    • - people stood by and wondered at such bravery
    • - a wondering look on her face
  5. Be surprised
    • - if I feel compassion for her, it is not to be wondered at
Noun
  1. A feeling of surprise mingled with admiration, caused by something beautiful, unexpected, unfamiliar, or inexplicable
    • - he had stood in front of it, observing the intricacy of the ironwork with the wonder of a child
  2. The quality of a person or thing that causes such a feeling
    • - Athens was a place of wonder and beauty
  3. A strange or remarkable person, thing, or event
    • - the electric trolley car was looked upon as the wonder of the age
  4. Having remarkable properties or abilities
    • - a wonder drug
  5. A surprising event or situation
    • - it is a wonder that losses are not much greater
  1. have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church"
  2. the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
  3. place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight"
  4. something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science"
  5. be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"
  6. curiosity: a state in which you want to learn more about something
  7. Kathryn Ann "Katie" Reider (23 May 1978 - 14 July 2008) was an American singer-songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio. Reider described her own music as "Folk/pop/rock fused together into some sort of 'genre-less' category. ...
  8. Wonder Bread is the name of three North American brands of white bread: One produced by George Weston Bakeries in Canada, another by Hostess Brands in the United States, and the third by Grupo Bimbo in Mexico.
  9. Wonder is an emotion comparable to surprise that people feel when perceiving something rare or unexpected. It has historically been seen as an important aspect of human nature, specifically being linked with curiosity and the drive behind intellectual exploration. ...
  10. Wonder is the first studio album by Australian pop and folk singer Lisa Mitchell, released 31 July 2009 in Australia by Scorpio Music. The album has yielded three singles; "Coin Laundry", "Clean White Love" and "Oh! Hark!".
  11. Wonder is Japanese seiyū Mamoru Miyano's second studio album. It was released on August 4, 2010 by King Records. Two singles were released to promote the album, "JS" and "Refrain".
  12. "Wonder" is a song by Natalie Merchant, released as the second single from her solo album Tigerlily. The single was released in March of 1996, and reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. The covers for the U.S. and Europe singles were different. ...
  13. Zoom (also known with its subtitle Academy for Superheroes) is a 2006 film released on August 11, 2006. It is based upon the children's book Amazing Adventures from Zoom's Academy by Jason Lethcoe. ...
  14. (Wondering (Dirty Pretty Things song)) "Wondering" is a song by the band Dirty Pretty Things. It was released as a single on October 15, 2006 and was the third to be released from the band's debut album Waterloo to Anywhere. ...
  15. (Wondering (Patti Page song)) "Wondering" is a popular song.
  16. One of the Wonders of the World
  17. Something that causes amazement or awe, a marvel; Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable; Someone very talented at something, a genius; The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; A mental pondering, a thought; To ponder about something
  18. (wondered) Wonderful, extraordinary
  19. (wondering) The mental activity by which one wonders; a query, puzzlement, etc
  20. (Wondering) wrote on Apr 19, 2010 7:23 AM:
  21. 'This is what prolongs the troubles of those afflicted with blind curiosity, i.e., those who seek out rarities simply in order to wonder at them and not in order to know them, for gradually they become so full of wonder that things of no importance are no less apt to arrest their attention than ...
  22. n. Only one of many victims which has been sacrificed to the modern god, Materialism.
  23. That which arouses awe, astonishment, surprise, or admiration; a marvel To be filled with curiosity or doubt.
  24. Sign or manifestation of significance.
  25. An emotion caused by an amazing or unusual thing.