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thinking

thin·king

UK/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ US/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ very common
noun (1) adjective (1)

noun

1.

the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully)

  • “thinking always made him frown”
  • “she paused for thought”
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adjective

1.

endowed with the capacity to reason

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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • convergent thinking
  • divergent thinking
  • parallel thinking
  • smart thinking
  • thinking cap
  • thinking man's
  • thinking person's
  • thinking woman's

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