just wondering

interjection

Used to qualify a question or action, explaining it as motivated by curiosity.

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Meanings

interjection

alternative JW

  1. informalUsed to qualify a question or action, explaining it as motivated by curiosity.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see just, wondering.

Origin

From the phrase I was — or we were — just wondering.

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Cite this entry
APA

just wondering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20wondering

MLA

“just wondering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20wondering. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “just wondering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/just%20wondering.

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