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    [Noun]  | "think*ing" | \ ˈthiŋ-kiŋ \


    1: the action of using one's mind to produce thoughts

    2: opinion, judgment

    3: thought that is characteristic (as of a period, group, or person)

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "thinking cap" 


    1: a state or mood in which one thinks —usually used in the phrase put one's thinking cap on

    Origin: 1827 ;

    [Noun]  | "critical thinking" 


    1: the act or practice of thinking critically (as by applying reason and questioning assumptions) in order to solve problems, evaluate information, discern biases, etc.

    2: the set of skills, methods, etc. involved in critical thinking —sometimes hyphenated when used before another noun

    Origin: 1815 ;

    [Noun]  | "wishful thinking" 


    1: the attribution of reality to what one wishes to be true or the tenuous justification of what one wants to believe

    Origin: 1932 ;

    [Noun]  | "lateral thinking" 


    1: a method for solving problems by making unusual or unexpected connections between ideas

    [Adjective]  | "thinking" 


    1: marked by use of the intellect : rational

    Origin: 1674 ;

    [Adjective]  | "forward-thinking" 


    1: thinking about and planning for the future : forward-looking

    [Verb]  | "think" | \ ˈthiŋk \


    1: to form or have in the mind

    2: to have as an intention

    3: to have as an opinion

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English thenken, from Old English thencan; akin to Old High German denken to think, Latin tongēre to know {mat|thanks|};

    [Idiom]  | "deceive oneself into thinking" 


    1: to pretend in one's mind

    [Idiom]  | "put one's thinking cap on" 


    1: to start trying to think of what should be done

    [Noun]  | "thinking" 


    [Adjective]  | "thinking" 


    1: having the ability to reason;


      * e.g., " ... it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense "




    [Verb]  | "thinking" 


    1: to have as an opinion;


      * e.g., " ... I think we should wait for someone to come help us out "



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    [Verb]  | "think" 


    1: to have as an opinion;


      * e.g., " ... I think we should wait for someone to come help us out "



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    [Verb]  | "think (about or over)" 


    1: to give serious and careful thought to;


      * e.g., " ... I'll have to think over everything you've said before deciding what to do "



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    [Verb]  | "think (of)" 


    1: to bring back to mind;


      * e.g., " ... that postcard from Florida makes me think of all the fun we used to have there as kids "




    [Verb]  | "think (up)" 


    1: to create or think of by clever use of the imagination;


      * e.g., " ... the marketing department is trying to think up better ways to pitch our product to younger consumers "



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    [Phrase]  | "thinking better of" 


    1: to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal;


      * e.g., " ... I was going to bring peanut brittle but thought better of it after considering that some people might have allergies. "



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    [Phrase]  | "think better of" 


    1: to consider again especially with the possibility of change or reversal;


      * e.g., " ... I was going to bring peanut brittle but thought better of it after considering that some people might have allergies. "



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    [Adverb]  | "badly" 


    1: in an unsatisfactory way;


      * e.g., " ... I'm afraid you performed quite badly in our last rehearsal "




    2: to a great degree;


      * e.g., " ... blood donors are badly needed this time of year "




     [ "thinking" ]

    1: Something an avetard does after you ask him a basic ass question. You can ask him the most simple shit and he will not respond for like 15 mins and when you ask him again he'll be like "i was thinking" it's pretty obvious that this dude is dumb as shit and useless af.

      * e.g.,  ... Aye stutt didn't answer my question about when his birthday is and its been 30 mins....oh he's just thinking. 

     [ "thinking" ]

    1:  Something that very few people do anymore.

      * e.g.,  ...  What in the world are you thinking? You could have been hit by a car! 

     [ "thinking" ]

    2:  The complex interactions of neurons in the brain that enable processing of information.

      * e.g.,  ...  What are you doing? "Thinking about what you just said." 

     [ "thinking" ]

    1: using the muscle between your ears to create conclusions regarding what other people do and say.

      * e.g.,  ... I was thinking about the first definition of "thinking" and it pissed me off. 

     [ "thinking" ]

    1: what I don't do during class

      * e.g.,  ... I was "thinking" during class today. 

     [ "thinking" ]

    1: A past time that has been forgotten by americas youth and George W. Bush

      * e.g.,  ... "Dude so like the other day I was sitting there you know, and all of a sudden this idea came to me on how to solve this problem I'd been having it was weird." 

     [ "thinking" ]

    1: this causes pain in the head, noggin, noodle, brain, scalp, eyebrows, and other areas in the head area. Can cause sickness if done too much.

      * e.g.,  ... I don't like to think. Thinking is dumb. Why do i think? I am not a thinker! 

     [ "thinking think" ]

    1: thinkster

      * e.g.,  ... please stop saying thinking think 

     [ "the thinks" ]

    1: Slang for the endless stream of thoughts that plague your mind, one after the other, especially when trying to fall asleep.

      * e.g.,  ... I had a bad case of the thinks last night. 

     [ "Thinking" ]

    1: A complex process that typically involves head scratching and "Hmm" noises, and is often followed by an "aha!" in normal people, or a stupid comment in cheerleaders.

      * e.g.,  ... Steve: Suzy, do you want to go to the movies with me tonight? 

     [ "think" ]

    1: The last thing most people do before acting.

      * e.g.,  ... Boss: We don't pay you to think, now GET BACK TO WORK! 

     [ "think" ]

    2: An activity that's frowned upon and made taboo by every society, culture, religion, government, cult, fad, or any other large group of people.

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