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- [thing-king]
- /ˈθɪŋ kɪŋ/
- /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
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- [thing-king]
- /ˈθɪŋ kɪŋ/
Definitions of thinking word
- adjective thinking of or relating to thinking or thought. 1
- adjective thinking Informal. stimulating or challenging to the intellect or mind: the think book of the year. Compare think piece. 1
- noun thinking Informal. the act or a period of thinking: I want to sit down and give it a good think. 1
- verb without object thinking to seem or appear (usually used impersonally with a dative as the subject). 1
- verb with object thinking to have or form in the mind as an idea, conception, etc. 1
- verb with object thinking to have or form in the mind in order to understand, know, or remember something else: Romantic comedy is all about chemistry: think Tracy and Hepburn. Can't guess? Here's a hint: think 19th century. 1
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Origin of thinking
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English thenking (noun). See think1, -ing2, -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Thinking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thinking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
thinking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for thinking
noun thinking
- abstraction — An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
- apriority — the quality or fact of being a priori
- attention — If you give someone or something your attention, you look at it, listen to it, or think about it carefully.
- belief — Belief is a feeling of certainty that something exists, is true, or is good.
- cerebration — the act of thinking; consideration; thought
adj thinking
- all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
- cogitative — capable of thinking
- cognitive — Cognitive means relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things.
- contemplative — Someone who is contemplative thinks deeply, or is thinking in a serious and calm way.
- deductive — Deductive reasoning involves drawing conclusions logically from other things that are already known.
adjective thinking
- contrivable — Capable of being contrived, invented, or devised.
- deliberating — carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
- lucubratory — Composed by candlelight, or at night.
- meditating — Present participle of meditate.
Antonyms for thinking
adj thinking
- anti-social — Someone who is anti-social is unwilling to meet and be friendly with other people.
- asocial — avoiding contact; not gregarious
- brutish — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brutish, you think that they are brutal and uncivilised.
- garden variety — common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.
- ho-hum — dull, boring, or routine; so-so: a ho-hum performance.
adjective thinking
- irreflective — Without mental reflection.
- nitwitted — Being like a nitwit; being stupid or foolish.
- nowhere — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
- workaday — of or befitting working days; characteristic of a workday and its occupations.
- yawner — a person who yawns.
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