thinking

American  

[thing-king] / ˈθɪŋ kɪŋ /

adjective

1. rational; reasoning.

   People are thinking animals.

2. thoughtful; reflective.

   Any thinking person would reject that plan.

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noun

1. thought; think; thought; judgment, reflection.

   clear thinking.

thinking British  

/ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ /

noun

1. opinion or judgment

2. the process of thought

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adjective

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

   thinking people

2. to ponder a matter or problem

Other Word Forms

• nonthinking adjective
• thinkingly adverb

Etymology

Origin of thinking

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

Example Sentences

Jim Roberts, chief executive of the Guernsey Community Foundation, said: "Lower and middle income households are thinking, 'I just can't afford that'."

From BBC

“I wasn’t thinking that this would be the day it would happen,” Civik said.

From Los Angeles Times

With no other job offers after college, he accepted a sales position at Power Home Remodeling, thinking he would stay for a year, then go to law school.

From The Wall Street Journal

“They weren’t thinking about those issues six months ago.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"In 20 minutes I'm going to start thinking about Forest and start to prepare and make sure everybody recovers from that," said the Spaniard.

From BBC

Related Words

• idea
• judgment
• logic
• opinion
• reasoning
• understanding