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thinking.

The action or process of using one's mind to consider or reason about something.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
  1. The action or process of using one's mind to consider or reason about something.

    uncountable · usually
  2. A thought.

    uncountable · usually
    What is your thinking on this subject?
Where this word comes from

From Middle English thinking, thynkynge, thenkyng, equivalent to think + -ing.

verb/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of think

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
    I'm thinking about inventing a new perpetual-motion machine.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English thenkinge, þinkynge, þenkynge, þenchinde, from Old English þenċende, from Proto-Germanic *þankijandz, present participle of *þankijaną (“to think”), equivalent to think + -ing. Cognate with Dutch denkend (“thinking”), German denkend (“thinking”), Swedish tänkande (“thinking”).

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