wonderingly
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5.4
- adverb
- /ˈwʌndərɪŋli/
:
inquisitivamente
- The child stared wonderingly at the fireworks lighting up the night sky.
- said, wonderingly
- looked wonderingly
- gazed wonderingly
Examples
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Vincent asked her, wonderingly, switching back to his own word.
Fiction book (1996) -
Then he shook his head, looking at her wonderingly.
Fiction book (1997) -
More than half to himself, he added wonderingly, "We really have broken them."
Fiction book (1992) -
The agent looks at her wonderingly, and then, as if she has not understood.
Fiction book (2001) -
"I had thought all such magic was gone out of the world," Bolinop said wonderingly.
Fiction book (1998) -
"Are those things they're talking about all real?" she asked, wonderingly.
Fiction book (1991) -
"Are you going to sleep?" Grunt asked wonderingly.
Fiction book (2002) -
"What do you mean, honey?" asks Star as the others stare wonderingly at Dolores.
Fiction book (1993) -
Ruth sits back on her heels and holds the thing out before her wonderingly.
Fiction book (1994) -
Jaxom set to work, stopping now and then to flex his fingers and gaze wonderingly at the fantastic view of Pern.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
22
2.6
In a way that shows a strong wish to know or learn something
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6.8
In a way that shows mild amusement and confusion
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3.3
In a way that shows doubt or a wish to know more
1
4.7
In a curious way that shows a wish to know more
1
4.5
Showing curiosity and wanting to learn more
In a questioning way that shows you want information
In a way that shows you did not expect something
Antonyms
How Curious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wonderingly comes from the simple word wonder, which means 'a feeling of surprise and curiosity', plus the endings -ing and -ly that turn it into a way of doing something, so to look wonderingly is to look in a way that shows amazed curiosity.