Definitions for thinking
ˈθɪŋ kɪŋthink·ing

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

1. thinking, thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation(adj)

   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)(adj)

   endowed with the capacity to reason

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. thinking(Noun)

   Gerund of think.

   What is your thinking on this subject?

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

1. Thinking

   of Think

2. Thinking(adj)

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

3. Thinking(noun)

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

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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. thinking

   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

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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. Jim Jordan:

   You really think that Mike Johnson was serious about thinking that China's going to investigate the Hunter Biden family ? I think Mike Johnson's getting -- as I think Mark Rubio said a couple days ago, I think Mark Rubio's getting the press all spun up about this. Remember, this is the president who's been tougher on China than any other president.

2. David Pilgrim:

   I am glad to see so many young people thinking about social justice. I have been woke since the doctor slapped my ass.

3. Lori Marko:

   We're watching everybody, only met Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker twice, i liked what Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker had to say more this time, now that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's got more teeth into what Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker policies are, what Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's going to do. And I like what I'm hearing for our veterans, for our security, for Obamacare. ... It's more in line what I was thinking, but I wanted to hear what he had to say first. Bill Marko looked into Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker after reading Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker book.

4. Blake Shelton:

   It’s driving me nuts to not be already into that project because it’s all I’m thinking about.

5. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   The wisdom of a lonely tree is higher than the wisdom of the forest, because there is more thinking in it!

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