bemusement

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My thoughts were of bemusement, and if I had actually articulated them, it would have sounded like: "If this is true, this is really big."

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  • She shook her head again, this time in bemusement, and went back to the kitchen to brew up her pudding. —  F ;SF; - vol 086 issue 02 - February 1994
  • As time passed, Caddice Fullbrim had progressed from surprise to bemusement, then on to alarm and finally to dread. —  FSF,July2008
  • Across the plump one's multi-chinned face a succession of micro-expressions chased each other: mild irritation, bemusement, curiosity, and the indulgence shown toward a child whose behavior straddles the narrow line between amusing and aggravating. —  Magazine - Fantasy and Science Fiction - [Vol 112] - Issue 02 - February 2007
  • Shaking her head in bemusement, she turned and rapped tentatively on the door. —  Prince of the Night
  • But they shook off their bemusement, all except the lieutenant, with reluctance Kirtar looked dissatisfied Once it filled the heart with peals of glory, but now it is only a ghost of what it was. —  VANCE MOORE
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