thinking

[thing-king]

adjective

1. rational; reasoning.

   People are thinking animals.

2. thoughtful; reflective.

   Any thinking person would reject that plan.

noun

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

   clear thinking.

thinking

/ ˈθɪŋkɪŋ /

noun

1. opinion or judgment

2. the process of thought

adjective

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

   thinking people

2. to ponder a matter or problem

Other Word Forms

• thinkingly adverb
• nonthinking adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of thinking¹

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

Example Sentences

As with most things MAGA, her fears lie entirely in the realm of fantasy, driven by highly emotional imagery that allows her, and the movement more broadly, to abandon any lingering attachment to critical thinking.

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IBM imagines ASI will have “highly-developed thinking skills more advanced than any human” and the Economist foresees superintelligence having access to every idea to be had- including building the best robots, rockets and reactors.”

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“The performance hasn’t been there. So thinking of other options, yeah.”

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Part of that thinking is the belief that artificial intelligence will be used to pick up some of the slack and automate more processes.

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There were times when I was thinking to myself, 'come on, get out of your half because you are putting yourself under pressure', but you have to consider what had gone before that game.

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Related Words

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