Definitions for thinking
ˈθɪŋ kɪŋthink·ing

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. thinkingnoun

   Gerund of think.

   What is your thinking on this subject?

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

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

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1. Thinking

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

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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

How to pronounce thinking?

1. Alex

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How to say thinking in sign language?

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. Musin Almat Zhumabekovich:

   The socialization of instincts is the bionics of nature's pragmatism. Art Nouveau of the universe of thinking.

2. Susan Collins:

   Some of the allegations levied against Judge Kavanaugh illustrate why the presumption of innocence is so important, i am thinking in particular not of the allegations raised by Professor Blasey Ford, but of the allegation that, when Blasey Ford was Blasey Ford, Judge Kavanaugh drugged multiple girls and used their weakened state to facilitate gang rape.

3. Australian Adam Scott:

   I think it's easy to walk away from hitting balls for a couple weeks, but it's not easy to switch your mind out of thinking about your swing or thinking about your chipping or your putter or what driver setting you want this year, but I did.

4. Xuong Liu:

   Many (Chinese) tech companies - either those listed in the U.S. or those thinking about listing in the U.S. - are concerned that they will be caught up in the conflict.

5. Tin Fong Chak:

   One of the basic tenets of this class is to teach critical thinking, for instance, when we talk about Occupy Central, do you think this is right or wrong? We talk about how it impacts society.

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