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wondering wondering definition

wondering


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  wonder 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  wonder 
 
  Sense  1 
  wonder,  inquire,  enquire 
  =>  request 
 
  Sense  2 
  wonder,  question 
  =>  scruple 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  wonder 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  wonder 
 
  Sense  1 
  wonder,  inquire,  enquire 
  =>  request 
  =>  seek 
 
  Sense  2 
  wonder,  question 
  =>  scruple 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  wonder 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  wonder 
 
  3  senses  of  wonder 
 
  Sense  1 
  wonder,  inquire,  enquire 
  =>  question,  query 
 
  Sense  2 
  wonder,  question 
  =>  chew  over  think  over  meditate,  ponder,  excogotate,  contemplate,  muse,  reflect,  mull,  mull  over  ruminate,  speculate 
 
  Sense  3 
  wonder,  marvel 
  =>  react,  respond 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  wonder 
 
  wonder  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  wonder 
 
  Sense  1 
  wonder,  inquire,  enquire 
  =>  question,  query 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  wonder,  question 
  =>  chew  over  think  over  meditate,  ponder,  excogotate,  contemplate,  muse,  reflect,  mull,  mull  over  ruminate,  speculate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  wonder,  marvel 
  =>  react,  respond 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  wonder 
 
  The  verb  wonder  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (59)  wonder,  inquire,  enquire  --  (have  a  wish  or  desire  to  know  something  "He  wondered  who  had  built  this  beautiful  church") 
  2.  (41)  wonder,  question  --  (place  in  doubt  or  express  doubtful  speculation;  "I  wonder  whether  this  was  the  right  thing  to  do";  "she  wondered  whether  it  would  snow  tonight") 
  3.  (2)  wonder,  marvel  --  (be  amazed  at  "We  marvelled  at  the  child's  linguistic  abilities") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  wondering 
 
  The  adj  wondering  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  inquisitive,  speculative,  questioning,  wondering  --  (showing  curiosity;  "if  someone  saw  a  man  climbing  a  light  post  they  might  get  inquisitive";  "raised  a  speculative  eyebrow") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  wondering 
 
  1  sense  of  wondering 
 
  Sense  1 
  inquisitive,  speculative,  questioning,  wondering(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  curious)  ->  incurious 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  wondering 
 
  1  sense  of  wondering 
 
  Sense  1 
  inquisitive,  speculative,  questioning,  wondering(postnominal) 
  =>  curious  (vs.  incurious) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  wondering 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  wondering 
 
  wondering  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  wondering 
  wondering 
 
  Overview  of  verb  wonder 
 
  The  verb  wonder  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (59)  wonder,  inquire,  enquire  --  (have  a  wish  or  desire  to  know  something  "He  wondered  who  had  built  this  beautiful  church") 
  2.  (41)  wonder,  question  --  (place  in  doubt  or  express  doubtful  speculation;  "I  wonder  whether  this  was  the  right  thing  to  do";  "she  wondered  whether  it  would  snow  tonight") 
  3.  (2)  wonder,  marvel  --  (be  amazed  at  "We  marvelled  at  the  child's  linguistic  abilities") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  wondering 
 
  The  adj  wondering  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  inquisitive,  speculative,  questioning,  wondering  --  (showing  curiosity;  "if  someone  saw  a  man  climbing  a  light  post  they  might  get  inquisitive";  "raised  a  speculative  eyebrow") 



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