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forwondering

forwondering is the present participle and gerund of forwonder.

Meaning of forwonder

Verb

forwonder (third-person singular simple present forwonders, present participle forwondering, simple past and past participle forwondered)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To astonish; fill with wonder or amazement.
    • Let the window glow, let the air be soft and weary, let it be forwondered, weary, let them taste of the evening sun, of this place they have fallen, let them taste of saving love again, let them call it beauty.1987, Jane Kopp, Setting the heart to understand

Questions about forwondering

What is forwondering the present participle and gerund of?
Forwondering is the present participle and gerund of forwonder.

Words near forwondering in the dictionary

  1. forwent
  2. forwhy
  3. forwither
  4. forwonder
  5. forwondered
  6. forwondering
  7. forwonders
  8. forwork
  9. forworked
  10. forworking
  11. forworks

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