the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
"thinking always made him frown"
"she paused for thought"
Thought; gerund of think.
"His thinking on the project was so clear that everyone immediately agreed to his plan."
In plain English: Thinking is the act of using your brain to process information and come up with ideas.
"After a moment of thinking, she decided to call her friend."
Usage: Use this noun to refer to an individual instance or series of ideas, such as having a sudden thought while walking down the street. It is often interchangeable with "thought," though it can also describe the general process of considering something carefully before making a decision.
present participle of think
"She was thinking about her options when the phone suddenly rang."
In plain English: Thinking is when your brain actively tries to figure something out or come up with an idea.
"She spent the whole morning thinking about her upcoming trip."
endowed with the capacity to reason
"The judge praised the defendant's thinking, noting how he carefully weighed every piece of evidence before making his decision."
Thinking comes from Middle English and is formed by adding the suffix "-ing" to the verb think. The word has retained its original meaning of engaging in mental activity since it entered the language.