1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Think.

2. (a.) Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas; as, man is a thinking being.

3. (n.) The act of thinking; mode of thinking; imagination; cogitation; judgment.

abstract thought act of thought assessment assumption attitude belief brainwork cerebral cerebration climate of opinion cogitation cogitative cognitive common belief community sentiment conceit concentrating concentrative concept conception conceptive conceptual conceptualization conceptualized conclusion consensus gentium consideration contemplating contemplative creative thought deliberating deliberative endopsychic estimate estimation ethos evaluation excogitating excogitation eye feeling general belief headwork heavy thinking idea ideation ideative imageless thought impression intellection intellectual intellectual exercise intellectualization intelligent internal introspective judgement judgment lights meditating meditative mental mental act mental labor mental process mentation mind museful musing mystique noesis noetic noological notion observation opinion outlook pensive personal judgment philosophical philosophy phrenic point of view pondering popular belief position posture prehensive presumption prevailing belief psychic psychologic public belief public opinion ratiocination ratiocinative rational reaction reasonable reasoning reflecting reflective ruminant ruminating ruminative sensible sentiment serious sight sober speculative spiritual stance straight thinking subjective theory thinking aloud thinking out thought thoughtful view viewpoint way of thinking wistful