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Synonyms

thinking

American  
[thing-king] / ˈθɪŋ kɪŋ /

adjective

  1. rational; reasoning.

    People are thinking animals.

  2. thoughtful; reflective.

    Any thinking person would reject that plan.

noun

  1. thought; judgment, reflection.

    clear thinking.
thinking British  
/ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ /

noun

  1. opinion or judgment

  2. the process of thought

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. (prenominal) using or capable of using intelligent thought

    thinking people

  2. to ponder a matter or problem

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • nonthinking
    adjective
  • thinkingly
    adverb

Etymology

Origin of thinking

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English thenking (noun); see think 1, -ing 2, -ing 1

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thinking

Robertson, about to draw level with Dalglish, is only thinking about Dalglish.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

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“You might be thinking, ‘Hey, we’re marketing a really premium product.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

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So the stars seem to be aligning for Texas to develop and embrace a different way of thinking about the death penalty.

From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2026

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Here’s what I’m thinking about this morning: falling knives and rate hikes.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

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I sneaked a glimpse, thinking they might be instructions for our new assignment, but the rows and columns didn’t make any sense to me.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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