Thinking - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈθɪŋkɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word thinking
Brit.  |θɪŋkɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word thinking
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be' to think

noun

- the process of using your mind to consider something carefully (syn: cerebration, intellection, mentation, thought)
thinking always made him frown

adjective

- endowed with the capacity to reason (syn: intelligent, reasoning)

Extra examples

Form your own opinions: don't let others do your thinking for you!

I've been doing some thinking about this, and I don't think you're right after all.

The school's curriculum encourages independent thinking.

A piece of quick thinking got us out of trouble.

I'd like to know your thinking on this.

What is the current thinking on the subject?

Chess is a thinking man's game.

...it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense...

The Administration's thinking changed as the war progressed.

Well, to my way of thinking (=in my opinion), they should have done that years ago.

He laughed and accused me of wishful thinking (=falsely believing that something will happen just because I want it to).

If it weren't for Jeff's quick thinking, Tillie could have been badly hurt.

I really needed to do some thinking.

I was just thinking what it would be like to be a doctor.

Am I right in thinking that he should have never loaned her the money?

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