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brainstorming

brainstorming noun: a method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously. Also the present participle and gerund of brainstorm.

Noun

brainstorming (countable and uncountable, plural brainstormings)

  1. A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.
    Synonyms:
    thought shower

Also used as

brainstorming is also the present participle and gerund of brainstorm.

brainstorming meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

brainstorming in Hindi

method of problem solving
मंथन manthan, चिंतन cintan

brainstorming in Tamil

method of problem solving
கருத்துதிர்ப்பு karuttutirppu

brainstorming in Marathi

method of problem solving
ब्रेनस्टॉर्मिंग brenasṭŏrmiṅga

brainstorming in Urdu

method of problem solving
فکر انگیزی fikr-angezī
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brainstorming in Kannada
ಬುದ್ಧಿದಾಳಿ buddhidāḷi, ಮುಕ್ತವಾಗಿ ಚರ್ಚಿಸುವ ವಿಧಾನ muktavāgi carcisuva vidhāna
brainstorming in Arabic
عَصَف ذِهْنِيّ ʕaṣaf ḏihniyy, قَدَح ذِهْنِيّ qadaḥ ḏihniyy
brainstorming in Malay
sumbang saran, pemerahan otak, percambahan minda, tampung saran
brainstorming in Indonesian
sumbang saran, curah pendapat
brainstorming in Persian
طوفان فکری tufân fekri, بارش فکری bâreš fekri, اندیشهباران andiše-bârân
brainstorming in Vietnamese
động não, công não, tập kích

Examples of brainstorming in a sentence

  • Brainstorming with friends and colleagues can help you flush out the details of the idea.
  • Instead of brainstorming and problem-solving, professionals blamestormed, creating more problems and inaction.
  • The brainstorming session with his lieutenants had prooven fremful.

All 11 example sentences with brainstorming

Synonyms of brainstorming

Forms of brainstorming

pluralbrainstormings

Origin of brainstorming

From brainstorm + -ing.

Words formed from brainstorming

Questions about brainstorming

What does brainstorming mean?
Brainstorming means a method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.
What is brainstorming in Hindi?
Brainstorming in Hindi is मंथन (manthan), चिंतन (cintan). See Brainstorming meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is brainstorming?
Brainstorming is a noun.
What is the plural of brainstorming?
The plural of brainstorming is brainstormings.

Words near brainstorming in the dictionary

  1. brainstems
  2. brainstorm
  3. brainstormed
  4. brainstormer
  5. brainstormers
  6. brainstorming
  7. brainstormings
  8. brainstorms
  9. brainstormy
  10. braintape
  11. braintapes

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