wonder

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Synonyms: ponder, wander, sonder, winder, yonder, bonder, wounder, conder, fonder, gonder, worder

Antonyms: ponder, wander, sonder, winder, yonder, bonder, wounder, conder, fonder, gonder, worder

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|uncountable}} A [[sense]] of [[awe]], [[astonishment]] and [[curiosity]], inspired by [[unexpected]] [[event]]s, [[novel]] [[experience]]s and [[inexplicable]] circumstances, sometimes accompanied by [[surprise]], [[shock]] or [[reverence]].
2. {{lb|en|countable}} Something that causes [[amazement]] or [[awe]]; a [[marvel]].
3. {{lb|en|countable|UK|informal}} A [[mental]] pondering, a [[thought]].
4. {{rfv-sense|en}} {{lb|en|countable|US}} A kind of [[donut]]; a [[cruller]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be affected with [[surprise]] or admiration; to be [[struck]] with [[astonishment]]; to be [[amazed]]; to [[marvel]]; {{n-g|often followed by [[at]]}}.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|intransitive}} To [[ponder]]; to feel [[doubt]] and [[curiosity]]; to query in the mind.

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