"thinking" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-thinking.ogg [US] Forms: thinking [singular], [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|thinking|none}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Your thinking about a topic is your thoughts, opinions and ideas.
    Sense id: simple-thinking-en-noun-z9L9uE6X

Verb

IPA: /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-thinking.ogg [US] Forms: think [canonical], thinks [third-person, singular], thought [past], thought [past, participle], thinking [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb2|think|thinks|thought|thought|thinking}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of think.
    Sense id: simple-thinking-en-verb-extvp4Md
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