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.

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

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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. James Hendrix:

   Outside of a supervised research setting, no one should adopt these specific ideas to try to improve their, or a loved one's memory and thinking, we simply don't know what the effect would be.

2. Howard Wolfson:

   We love the spot, we are thinking of doubling their buy and running it in full.

3. Christopher Robinson:

   I had been thinking about this, but it's already happened in the future, it's happening now. I don't have a ring, but I do have a big rock. Will you stay with me until the last star in the last galaxy burns out and even after that ? Amanda Marie Knox, will you marry me ?

4. Barbara Hall:

   See, that's all you're thinking about, is winning. You're confirming your sense of self- worth through outward reward instead of through inner appreciation.

5. Sarah Clark:

   It may be helpful for parents to remember their role is to guide children toward adulthood, for some, that means a shift from thinking of their role as fixing every problem to instead focus on creating opportunities to learn.

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