Definition of wondering

"wondering" in the verb sense

1. wonder, inquire, enquire

have a wish or desire to know something

"He wondered who had built this beautiful church"

2. 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. wonder, marvel

be amazed at

"We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities"

"wondering" in the adjective sense

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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Quotations for wondering

Before wondering at the degradation of a soul, one should know what blows it has received, and what it has suffered from its own grandeur. [ Mme. Louise Colet ]

Man is placed in this world as a spectator; when he is tired with wondering at all the novelties about him, and not till then, does he desire to be made acquainted with the causes that create those wonders. [ Goldsmith ]

Lord Bacon told Sir Edward Coke when he boasted, The less you speak of your greatness, the more I shall think of it. Mirrors are the accompaniments of dandies, not heroes. The men of history were not perpetually looking in the glass to make sure of their own size. Absorbed in their work they did it, and did it so well that the wondering world saw them to be great, and labeled them accordingly. [ Rev. S. Coley ]

wondering in Scrabble®

The word wondering is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters wondering:

WONDERING
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (15 words)

downier, downing, droning, eroding, grinned, groined, ignored, ingrown, negroid, redoing, rending, wending, widgeon, wording, wronged

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word wondering

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In wondering

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wondering in Words With Friends™

The word wondering is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters wondering:

WONDERING
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (15 words)

downier, downing, droning, eroding, grinned, groined, ignored, ingrown, negroid, redoing, rending, wending, widgeon, wording, wronged

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word wondering

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In wondering

WONDERING
(207)
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(126)
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Words containing the sequence wondering

Words that start with wondering (2 words)

Words with wondering in them (1 word)

Words that end with wondering (1 word)

Word Growth involving wondering

Shorter words in wondering

in ring

on won wonder

Longer words containing wondering

wonderingly