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Meaning of 'thinking' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Thinking [ a.]
- Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas; as, man is a thinking being.
2 . Thinking [ n.]
- The act of thinking; mode of thinking; imagination; cogitation; judgment.
3 . Thinking [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Think

Meaning of 'thinking' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . thinking [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
Example in sentence:
  • she paused for thought;
  • thinking always made him frown

Nearby Words:

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