English

thinking

/ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
The action or process of using one's mind to consider or reason about something.

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    Origin

    From Middle English thinking, thynkynge, thenkyng, equivalent to think + -ing.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishthinking
    • surface analysisEnglishthink “To ponder, to go over in one's mind.”
    • suffixEnglish-ing “As true nouns.”
      • inheritedMiddle English-ynge
        • inheritedOld English-ung
        • inheritedOld English-ende
      • inheritedMiddle English-yng
        • inheritedOld English-ing “belonging to”

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