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thinking

noun

Simple meaning

Using your mind to consider something carefully.

Pronunciation

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thingking

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ˈθɪŋkɪŋ

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Definition

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noun

  1. Thought; verbal noun of think.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Very Common
Typical Use
General English

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  • “Thinking always made him frown.”noun

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  • thinkverbBase word

    Judge or regard.

Word family

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  • thinkernounPerson or profession

    An important intellectual.

Compound terms

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  • divergent thinkingnounCompound term

    Thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions.

  • lateral thinkingnounCompound term

    A heuristic for solving problems.

  • logical thinkingnounCompound term

    Thinking that is coherent and logical.

  • out-of-the-box thinkingnounCompound term

    Thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions.

  • synthetic thinkingnounCompound term

    The combination of ideas into a complex whole.

  • analytic thinkingnounCompound term

    The abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations.

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Synonyms

Sense: thought

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