Thinking
//ˈθɪŋkɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The action or process of using one's mind to consider or reason about something. uncountable, usually
- 2 the process of using your mind to consider something carefully wordnet
- 3 A thought. uncountable, usually
"What is your thinking on this subject?"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of think form-of, gerund, participle, present
"I'm thinking about inventing a new perpetual-motion machine."
Adjective
- 1 endowed with the capacity to reason wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"It's useless to keep on thinking any more."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English thinking, thynkynge, thenkyng, equivalent to think + -ing.
Etymology 2
From Middle English thenkinge, þinkynge, þenkynge, þenchinde, from Old English þenċende, from Proto-Germanic *þankijandz, present participle of *þankijaną (“to think”), equivalent to think + -ing. Cognate with Dutch denkend (“thinking”), German denkend (“thinking”), Swedish tänkande (“thinking”).
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