Wonder
noun
A feeling of amazement caused by something beautiful or surprising.
She looked at the Grand Canyon in wonder.
Often appears as...
- in wonder
- a sense of wonder
verb
To think about something with a desire to know more.
I wonder if it's going to rain today.
Often appears as...
- wonder about
- i wonder if
noun
An extraordinary person or thing that causes admiration.
She is a wonder of the tennis world.
Often appears as...
- a true wonder
- one-hit wonder
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To feel amazed or surprised.
He wondered at her skill on the piano.
Often appears as...
- wonder at
- couldn't help but wonder
verb
To express a question or doubt.
I wonder whether we'll get there in time.
Often appears as...
- wonder why
- just wonder
noun
A wonderful or surprising person or thing.
The smartphone is one of the modern wonders.
Often appears as...
- seven wonders of the world
- world of wonder
noun
A feeling of amazement caused by something beautiful or surprising.
She looked at the Grand Canyon in wonder.
Often appears as...
- in wonder
- a sense of wonder
verb
To think about something with a desire to know more.
I wonder if it's going to rain today.
Often appears as...
- wonder about
- i wonder if
noun
An extraordinary person or thing that causes admiration.
She is a wonder of the tennis world.
Often appears as...
- a true wonder
- one-hit wonder
Usage tips
Approving
verb
To feel amazed or surprised.
He wondered at her skill on the piano.
Often appears as...
- wonder at
- couldn't help but wonder
verb
To express a question or doubt.
I wonder whether we'll get there in time.
Often appears as...
- wonder why
- just wonder
noun
A wonderful or surprising person or thing.
The smartphone is one of the modern wonders.
Often appears as...
- seven wonders of the world
- world of wonder
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Emotive Expression
Used to express deep admiration, usually in the presence of something majestic or vast.
The audience watched the ballet in wonder.
Pro Tip 2/2Engage the Senses
Describes the shock to the senses; not just visual but could also reference sound, touch, or other senses.
They listened in wonder to the hauntingly beautiful song.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotive Expression
Used to express deep admiration, usually in the presence of something majestic or vast.
The audience watched the ballet in wonder.
Pro Tip 2/2Engage the Senses
Describes the shock to the senses; not just visual but could also reference sound, touch, or other senses.
They listened in wonder to the hauntingly beautiful song.
Pro Tip 1/2Emotive Expression
Used to express deep admiration, usually in the presence of something majestic or vast.
The audience watched the ballet in wonder.
Pro Tip 2/2Engage the Senses
Describes the shock to the senses; not just visual but could also reference sound, touch, or other senses.
They listened in wonder to the hauntingly beautiful song.
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roll up your sleeve a bit, So what I'm going to do, I'm putting electrodes on your arm, and you're probably wondering, I just said I'm going to record from your brain, what am I doing with your arm? Well, you have about 80 billion neurons inside your brain right now. They're sending electrical messages back and forth, and chemical messages. But some of your neurons right here in your motor cortex
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Questions No One Knows...
Most of these universes could never support life, and might flash in and out of existence in a nanosecond. But nonetheless, combined, they make up a vast multiverse of possible universes in up to 11 dimensions, featuring wonders beyond our wildest imagination.
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How does your body...
Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where it needs to go in the first place?
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How to recognize a...
writers wondered what new technologies like atomic energy, artificial intelligence, and space travel meant for humanity's future. Contrasting with popular visions of shining progress, dystopian science fiction expanded to films, comics, and games.
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extraordinary it was long wondered why giraffes had their spectacular patterns but we'd seen their striking patches may help them stay cool it was found that underneath each darkened patch they had sweat glands but the size of these glands were
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What’s so great about...
and halt the spread of invasive species. Protecting something as massive as the Great Lakes system will require the collaboration of many organizations, but the effort is critical if we can preserve the wonder of this flowing inland sea.
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Rediscovering Youth on...
somehow travel back in time to learn something of who my father was when I was very young the smaller rivers and creeks taught me a certain wisdom of flowing water but they also gave me a sense of wonder where did you come from
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How to deal with...
and he said are you so and so's daughter and I replied yes and he'd been a guest at one of my mother's dinner parties after I left this meeting my editor told me that he had said how I always wondered how that little girl would
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How does a jellyfish...
with nematocysts rarely 3% of the size of a typical syringe needle. So, the next time you're out in the ocean, be careful. But also, take a second to marvel at its wonders.
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Ze Frank: Are you human?
Have you ever laughed or smiled when someone said something shitty to you and then spent the rest of the day wondering why you reacted that way? Yes.
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How to control someone...
roll up your sleeve a bit, So what I'm going to do, I'm putting electrodes on your arm, and you're probably wondering, I just said I'm going to record from your brain, what am I doing with your arm? Well, you have about 80 billion neurons inside your brain right now. They're sending electrical messages back and forth, and chemical messages. But some of your neurons right here in your motor cortex
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
Most of these universes could never support life, and might flash in and out of existence in a nanosecond. But nonetheless, combined, they make up a vast multiverse of possible universes in up to 11 dimensions, featuring wonders beyond our wildest imagination.
Video examples
How does your body...
Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where it needs to go in the first place?
Video examples
How to recognize a...
writers wondered what new technologies like atomic energy, artificial intelligence, and space travel meant for humanity's future. Contrasting with popular visions of shining progress, dystopian science fiction expanded to films, comics, and games.
Video examples
Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
extraordinary it was long wondered why giraffes had their spectacular patterns but we'd seen their striking patches may help them stay cool it was found that underneath each darkened patch they had sweat glands but the size of these glands were
Video examples
What’s so great about...
and halt the spread of invasive species. Protecting something as massive as the Great Lakes system will require the collaboration of many organizations, but the effort is critical if we can preserve the wonder of this flowing inland sea.
Video examples
Rediscovering Youth on...
somehow travel back in time to learn something of who my father was when I was very young the smaller rivers and creeks taught me a certain wisdom of flowing water but they also gave me a sense of wonder where did you come from
Video examples
How to deal with...
and he said are you so and so's daughter and I replied yes and he'd been a guest at one of my mother's dinner parties after I left this meeting my editor told me that he had said how I always wondered how that little girl would
Video examples
How does a jellyfish...
with nematocysts rarely 3% of the size of a typical syringe needle. So, the next time you're out in the ocean, be careful. But also, take a second to marvel at its wonders.
Video examples
Ze Frank: Are you human?
Have you ever laughed or smiled when someone said something shitty to you and then spent the rest of the day wondering why you reacted that way? Yes.
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Will Durant
American Historian
The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and raises the questions that have bothered him to the last day of his life, knowing he will never get the answers.
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Megan Phelps-Roper
American Activist
You can't listen to the whole world tell you you're crazy, without wondering, 'Am I crazy?
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Mark Twain
American Writer
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
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Marilyn Manson
American Singer
Sometimes I wonder if I'm a character being written, or if I'm writing myself.
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Gail Simone
American Writer
Wonder Woman is very much her own character. She thinks big.
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Sudha Chandran
When I sleep at night I wonder what life is all about.
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Doug Henning
Canadian Entertainer
It's important to me to create the largest wonder.
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Julia Cameron
American Author
It's important always to have a sense of wonder.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
I have wondered about time all my life.
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Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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Will Durant
American Historian
The most interesting thing in the world is another human being who wonders, suffers and raises the questions that have bothered him to the last day of his life, knowing he will never get the answers.
Quote examples
Megan Phelps-Roper
American Activist
You can't listen to the whole world tell you you're crazy, without wondering, 'Am I crazy?
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
Quote examples
Marilyn Manson
American Singer
Sometimes I wonder if I'm a character being written, or if I'm writing myself.
Quote examples
Gail Simone
American Writer
Wonder Woman is very much her own character. She thinks big.
Quote examples
Sudha Chandran
When I sleep at night I wonder what life is all about.
Quote examples
Doug Henning
Canadian Entertainer
It's important to me to create the largest wonder.
Quote examples
Julia Cameron
American Author
It's important always to have a sense of wonder.
Quote examples
Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
I have wondered about time all my life.
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Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
The fool wonders, the wise man asks.
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