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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Its characters gaze wonderingly at the sky, but it covers overly familiar ground.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2022
“All this food is made of food,” says Waffles, wonderingly, as they enter Mrs. Obama’s supermarket.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2021
“People,” Lucy says, wonderingly, after her mother finishes an anecdote about a runaway wife.
From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2020
“It’s an interesting question,” he says, almost wonderingly.
From The Guardian • Apr. 21, 2019
“To think that all this peaceful beauty should hide such cold evil,” he breathed wonderingly.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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