wonder

IPA: wˈʌndɝ

Something that causes amazement or awe; a marvel.
Something astonishing and seemingly inexplicable.
Someone very talented at something, a genius.
The sense or emotion which can be inspired by something curious or unknown; surprise; astonishment, often with awe or reverence.
(UK, informal) A mental pondering, a thought.
(US) A kind of donut; a cruller.
Any of the Wonders of the World.

(intransitive) To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel; often followed by at.
(transitive, intransitive) To ponder; to feel doubt and curiosity; to query in the mind.

Examples of "wonder" in Sentences

"I wonder, -- I _wonder_ -- if I shall ever live anything all straight out!"
"O, I wonder -- I _wonder_ if she will really try to get the place," Olga said to herself as the door closed.
If not, he will be a one term wonder and the left will be out forever - but at some considerable short term cost.
Sanchez started out as a youth recruit at Chilean club Cobreloa, where his goal-scoring exploits earned him the nickname "wonder kid".
Oh, I wonder "(and here, no doubt, the little creases came into her cheeks again, for she laughed softly to herself)," I _wonder_ what they'll say or do when they find out! "
"In Other Worlds" Doubleday, 255 pages, $24.95 is Ms. Atwood's engaging account of a lifetime's reactions to what she calls "wonder tales," from the "flying rabbits" of her childhood imagination to discovering H.
Now don 'wonder, don' wonder "He became so emphatic in impressing on Carling the fact that he didn't wonder that he lost the thread of his discourse and concluded by announcing to the bar at large that he was a" physcal anmal. "
And: Whether wonder is an expression of extreme depression that cannot abide confrontation with grotesque reality or merely a convenient avoidance of same, it uniformly evokes deep nostalgia for the personal or political past that existed before we came to this pass of maturity or social, national, or international distress.