0 present participle of wonder
1 to ask yourself questions or express a wish to know about something:
[ + question word ] Shouldn't you phone home? Your parents will be wondering where you are.
He's starting to wonder whether he did the right thing in accepting this job.
[ + speech ] Will this turkey be big enough for eight, I wonder?
"Have you decided where you're going next summer?" "I've been wondering about (= considering) going to Florida."
We were wondering if/whether you'd like to have dinner with us some time?
[ + question word ] I wonder whether you could pass me the butter?
I wonder if you could give me some information about places to visit in the area?
2 to feel or express great surprise at something:
[ + (that) ] I don't wonder (that) she burst into tears after the way you spoke to her.
She wondered who'd sent her the mysterious email.
I was wondering if you'd like to come to the cinema with me this evening?
I wonder what it was about her upbringing that made her so insecure.
I was left wondering to whom exactly the book was aimed.
This duplication extends to tables of chemical composition, so that you end up wondering which information to believe.
An external light source illuminates their wondering faces while leaving the rest of the picture comparatively drab.
