thinking

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Noun

Verb

  • Present participle of think

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Origin

  • From Middle English thinking, thynkynge, thenkyng, equivalent to think + -ing.
  • From Middle English thenkinge, þinkynge, þenkynge, þenchinde, from Old English þenċende, from Proto-Germanic *þankijandz, present participle of *þankijaną, equivalent to think + -ing. Cognate with Dutch denkend, German denkend, Swedish tänkande.

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