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    think·ing
    [ˈTHiNGkiNG]
    noun
    thinking (noun) · thinkings (plural noun)
    1. the process of using one's mind to consider or reason about something:
      "they have done some thinking about welfare reform"
      • a person's ideas or opinions:
        "his thinking is reflected in his later autobiography"
      • archaic
        (thinkings)
        thoughts; meditations:
        "I am wrap'd in dismal thinkings"
    adjective
    thinking (adjective)
    1. using thought or rational judgment; intelligent:
      "he seemed to be a thinking man"
    think
    [THiNGk]
    verb
    thinking (present participle)
    1. have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something:
      "she thought that nothing would be the same again" · "it's thought he may have collapsed from shock" · "up to 300 people were thought to have died"
      • used in questions to express anger or surprise:
        "what do you think you're doing?"
      • (I think)
        used in speech to reduce the force of a statement or opinion, or to politely suggest or refuse something:
        "I thought we could go out for a meal"
    2. direct one's mind toward someone or something; use one's mind actively to form connected ideas:
      "he was thinking about Colin" · "Jack thought for a moment" · "any writer who so rarely produces a book is not thinking deep thoughts"
      • have a particular mental attitude or approach:
        "he thought like a general" · "one should always think positive"
      • (think to do something)
        have sufficient foresight or awareness to do something:
        "I hadn't thought to warn Rachel about him"
      • imagine (an actual or possible situation):
        "think of being paid a salary to hunt big game!" · "I never thought we'd raise so much money" · "I can't think where she's gone"
    Origin
    Old English thencan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German denken.
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    verb
    1. have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something:
      • direct one's mind toward someone or something; use one's mind actively to form connected ideas:
        Opposite:
        leap into action
       
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