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thinking

THING-king/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

2 meanings of thinking

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of think. Use this -ing form when an action is happening now or going on over time.

    She is thinking about what to cook for dinner tonight.

    He kept thinking about the test all weekend.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The act of using your mind to form ideas, reason, or make choices.

    Like a machine working inside your head to sort out ideas.

    Clear thinking helped her solve the puzzle in minutes.

    His thinking on the matter changed after the long meeting.

    Similarreasoning, thought, reflection, deliberation, contemplation

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thinking is a form of think

think, verb: To have an opinion, to believe that something is so. Full entry

Forms
thinkthinks he/she/itthinking -ing formthought past tense, past participle
Spelling
think → thinking: add -ing

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Origins

Meaning 2

From Middle English thinking, made from think plus -ing.

Meaning 1

From Old English þenċende, from an older Germanic word meaning 'to think'. It is like think plus -ing.