wonderingly
Americanadverb
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in a way that expresses wonder or awe.
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in a way that expresses curiosity or puzzlement; questioningly.
Example Sentences
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The donkey also wonderingly observes horses gamboling in a field, glimpsed through the narrow window of a transport van, and tropical fish in a tank in a store window.
From Washington Post • Dec. 12, 2022
Its characters gaze wonderingly at the sky, but it covers overly familiar ground.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2022
“It is hard to distinguish between them,” she says, almost wonderingly.
From The Guardian • Jan. 7, 2017
Edgar, more rational but equally afflicted, wonderingly replies.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2016
“He even remembered all the words to the chant and he sprinkled in all the right places,” she said wonderingly.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
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