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wonder - something that causes feelings of wonder; "the wonders of modern science" |
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marvel |
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happening,
natural event,
occurrence,
occurrent an event that happens
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wonder - the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising |
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wonderment,
admiration |
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amazement,
astonishment the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising; "he looked at me in astonishment"
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awe an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared over the edge with a feeling of awe"
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| verb |
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wonder - be amazed at; "We marvelled at the child's linguistic abilities" |
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marvel |
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react,
respond undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"
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wonder - have a wish or desire to know something; "He wondered who had built this beautiful church" |
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inquire,
enquire |
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query,
question pose a question
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request express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"
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wonder - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation; "I wonder whether this was the right thing to do"; "she wondered whether it would snow tonight" |
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question |
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chew over,
contemplate,
excogitate,
meditate,
mull,
mull over,
muse,
ponder,
reflect,
ruminate,
speculate,
think over reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
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scruple have doubts about
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