What is another word for wondering?
Pronunciation:
[ wˈʌndəɹɪŋ], [ wˈʌndəɹɪŋ], [ w_ˈʌ_n_d_ə_ɹ_ɪ_ŋ]
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Similar words for wondering:
- astonished (adjective)
- inquisitive (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- suspicious (adjective)
- amazement (noun)
- curious (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- wonder (noun)
- doubting (verb)
- wondering (verb)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Wondering:
adj.
• astonished (adjective)- bewildered,
- fascinated,
- appalled,
- gawking,
- aghast,
- astonished,
- dumbfounded,
- confounded,
- astounded,
- overwhelmed,
- alarmed,
- Marveling,
- staring.
n.
• amazement (noun) • curious (noun) • Other relevant words: (noun) • wonder (noun)v.
• doubting (verb) • wondering (verb)Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- consideration,
- accept,
- popeyed,
- get,
- grasp,
- charity,
- discernment,
- quizzically,
- Querying,
- amazed,
- mistrusting,
- beguiled,
- beseech,
- implore,
- call for,
- announce,
- shocking,
- inquisitively,
- amazing,
- Staggered,
- woo,
- all agog,
- cogitation,
- risky,
- evaluation,
- enquiringly,
- enchanted,
- estimation,
- request,
- examine,
- bewitched,
- require,
- agape,
- hypnotized,
- admiration,
- interrogate,
- wonderment,
- agog,
- liking,
- reflecting,
- Esteeming,
- Contemplating,
- expect,
- inquiringly,
- appreciation,
- asking,
- Importune,
- take,
- curiosity,
- speculation,
- openmouthed,
- questioningly,
- supplicate,
- reverence,
- entranced,
- wonder-struck,
- plead,
- Cogitating,
- hold,
- amazement,
- Meditating,
- Gazing,
- enquire,
- thunderstruck,
- mesmerized,
- breathless,
- adoration,
- enravished,
- inquire,
- ask for,
- seek,
- surprising,
- awing,
- govern,
- communicate,
- in awe of,
- captivated,
- wonderingly,
- reflection,
- dumbstruck,
- consult,
- Divining,
- ask,
- enquiring,
- beg,
- cerebration,
- surprised,
- awe,
- apply for,
- meditation,
- bespeak,
- perceptiveness,
- Conjecturing,
- spellbound,
- solicit,
- rapt in wonder,
- find out,
- invoke,
- investigate,
- stupefied,
- appeal,
- puzzled,
- pray,
- thinking,
- rumination,
- interesting,
- musing,
- open-eyed,
- esteem,
- at gaze,
- apply,
- contemplation,
- enthralled,
- call on,
- Marvelling,
- deliberation,
- enraptured,
- Ruminating,
- taste,
- wide-eyed,
- confer with.
How to use "Wondering" in context?
When I was younger, I would always ask people what they were wondering about. It was such a fun way to spend a conversation and get to know someone more. I never imagined that by doing this, I would be able to learn more about myself. Wondering can be a way to explore different ideas and perspectives, and can help you to understand yourself better. Here are 5 tips for how to ask great questions:
1.start with a question you already have an answer to
2.consider asking open-ended questions to get more responses
3.be fluid and adapt your questioning as the conversation evolves
Paraphrases for Wondering:
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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Verb, gerund or present participle
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