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noun

Definition of thinkingnext
as in meditation

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adjective

as in reasoning
having the ability to reason it's surprising to find thinking people who believe such nonsense

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verb

present participle of think
as in believing
to have as an opinion I think we should wait for someone to come help us out

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thinking (about or over)

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“Thinking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thinking. Accessed 29 Sep. 2023.

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