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The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of being exalted; elevation. Wondering at my flight, and change To this high exaltation. Milton.

y; to protest vehemently; to vociferate; to shout; as, to exclaim against oppression with wonder or astonishment; "The field is won!" he exclaimed.

A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.

on the piano has expression. The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention on his wonderful power of expression, have directed their imitation to this. M. Arnold.

Exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence, remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as, extraordinary talents or grandeur.

an interj. of wonder or inquiry. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk. "Old wives' fables. " 1 Tim. iv. 7. We grew The fable of the city where we dwelt. Tennyson.

e in performance; readiness proceeding from skill or use; dexterity; as, practice gives a wonderful facility in executing works of art.

To report widely or honorably. The field where thou art famed To have wrought such wonders. Milton.

An unusual or unexpected thing; a wonder. See Fearly. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Drayton.

happiness; a successful or gratifying event; prosperity; blessing. the felicities of her wonderful reign. Atterbury.

Singular; wonderful; extraordinary. [Obs.] -- n.

To astonish; to strike with wonder, esp. by extraordinary statements. [Jocular] Beaconsfield.

oreign language; foreign fruits. "Domestic and foreign writers." Atterbury. Hail, foreign wonder! Whom certain these rough shades did never breed. Milton.

st year in a college or university. He drank his glass and cracked his joke, And freshmen wondered as he spoke. Goldsmith. Freshman class, the lowest of the four classes in an American college. [ U. S.]

Showing self-forgetfulness in surprise, astonishment, expectation, etc. With gaping wonderment had stared aghast. Byron.

One who is an object of open-mouthed wonder. I was to be a gapingstock and a scorn to the young volunteers. Godwin.

Characteristic of Gargantua, a gigantic, wonderful personage; enormous; prodigious; inordinate.

A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration; a continued look of attention. With secret gaze Or open admiration him behold. Milton.

Rare; wonderful. [Obs.] Spenser.