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

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. Paul Pillar:

   I expect administration thinking at this stage is still that he is the only horse to back.

2. Nick Calio:

   They're pretty far along in their thinking.

3. Joe Bidens:

   It's really hard to care, it's hard to give thanks. It's hard to even think of looking forward, and it's so hard to hope. I understand. I'll be thinking and praying for each and every one of you at Joe Bidens Thanksgiving.

4. Matt Ford:

   I was so emotional when I got my card in Spain and it still dries my throat now just thinking about it, after 10 years of trying you start doubting yourself and you think of giving up. I nearly gave up twice, the last time about a month before I got my card.

5. Lisa Donner:

   A candidate could both support legislative change and tie commitments to that to how they're thinking about appointments.

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