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thinking

/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Thinking means: the process of using your mind to consider something carefully.

Synonyms for thinking8

noun, as in the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

thought, thought process, cerebration, intellection, mentation

adjective, as in endowed with the capacity to reason

intelligent, reasoning, rational

What does thinking mean?2

noun

1

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully“thinking always made him frown”

adjective

1

endowed with the capacity to reason

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with thinking?7

three syllables

rethinking
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Thinking in a sentence

  • I was thinking to go there by bike, but it began to rain.unknown
  • Awake or asleep, she was thinking about it.unknown
  • The world needs to change its thinking and behavior, especially in the developed nations.unknown
  • She sat in the chair all day, thinking of past events.CM
  • She lay awake for a long time, thinking of her future.CM
  • Frankly speaking, your way of thinking is out of date.CM
  • Since we have no money, it's no use thinking of a holiday.CM
  • To my way of thinking, that was his mistake.CM

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of thinking

as a noun

plural
thinkings