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Definitions for thinking
ˈθɪŋ kɪŋthink·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentationadjective

    the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

    "thinking always made him frown"; "she paused for thought"

  2. intelligent, reasoning(a), thinking(a)adjective

    endowed with the capacity to reason

Wiktionary

  1. thinkingnoun

    Gerund of think.

    What is your thinking on this subject?

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Thinkingnoun

    Imagination; cogitation; judgment.

    Etymology: from think.

    He put it by once; but, to my thinking, he would fain have had it. William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

    If we did think,
    His contemplations were above the earth,
    And fix’d on spiritual objects, he should still
    Dwell in his musings; but I am afraid
    His thinkings are below the moon, nor worth
    His serious considering. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

    I heard a bird so sing,
    Whose musick, to my thinking, pleas’d the king. William Shakespeare.

    I was a man, to my thinking, very likely to get a rich widow. Joseph Addison, Guard. №. 97.

Wikipedia

  1. Thinking

    Thinking is a song by Roger Daltrey that was written by David Courtney and Leo Sayer. The song was originally released on Daltrey's début solo album, Daltrey and released as a single in 1973. The non-album B-side "There is Love" features Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin on guitar. the song was left out because "It didn't fit in with the final context of the album." explained Daltrey "so we had to leave it out". The song is included on the Sanctuary remaster.

ChatGPT

  1. thinking

    Thinking is a cognitive process that involves mental activities such as analyzing, problem-solving, reasoning, remembering, and making decisions. It refers to the conscious and deliberate mental activity in which individuals process and manipulate information, ideas, and concepts in their minds. Thinking allows individuals to reflect, interpret, and make sense of the world around them by drawing connections, generating new insights, and forming judgments. It is a fundamental aspect of human intelligence and plays a crucial role in processing information and generating thoughts and ideas.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Thinking

    of Think

  2. Thinkingadjective

    having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas; as, man is a thinking being

  3. Thinkingnoun

    the act of thinking; mode of thinking; imagination; cogitation; judgment

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Thinking

    Mental activity, not predominantly perceptual, by which one apprehends some aspect of an object or situation based on past learning and experience.

Editors Contribution

  1. thinkingverb

    Verb form of the word think

    Thinking through our plans is a good idea to ensure we are logical and practical in the step-by-step process


    Submitted by MaryC on March 28, 2021  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'thinking' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1346

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'thinking' in Written Corpus Frequency: #495

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'thinking' in Nouns Frequency: #1060

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thinking in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thinking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of thinking in a Sentence

  1. Stephen Ross:

    First of all, he’s probably one of the brightest coaches that I’ve spoken to. When you talk to people, the first thing they ’ll say about Mike is he is innovative, he is thinking outside the box. I had coaches in his former division calling me and telling me how great he was and I said, why are you calling ? And they said, ‘ Really, to get him out of the division. ’ It says an awful lot about a person and who he is.

  2. Clay Travis:

    I feel bad for all these people walking around in masks engaging in cosmetic theater thinking that they are making a difference against COVID – they aren't, here's the truth, our kids – under 25 years old -- one in a million chance that they are going to die of COVID. They are more likely to be struck by lightning … they are more likely to die of the seasonal flu.

  3. Ian Sams:

    As we have over the past two years, we intend to work in good faith to provide appropriate information to Congress, but Americans have made clear they expect their leaders in Washington to work together on their top priorities, like lowering costs. That’s what the president will focus on, and we hope House Republicans join him, unfortunately, political stunts like subpoena threats from the minority suggest House Republicans might be spending more time thinking about how to get booked on ‘Hannity’ than on preparing to work together to help the American people.

  4. Hero Jamyle Cannon '':

    Kids would come to the club thinking they were going to learn how to fight, but instead learned how to control those impulses — and they did better in school.

  5. Nathaniel Gleicher:

    I would say anonymity is an essential component of public debate, as we work on combating bad behaviors and bad actors in this way, we're continually thinking about,' What are the consequences that this could have for advocates ?' and' How do we ensure that we're focused on the harmful actors and that we're not putting barriers in place that prevent advocates from engaging ?'.

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  • Floyd Eugene Brown
    Floyd Eugene Brown
    My definition is to talk to yourself without speaking out loud.
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