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thinking on

thinking on is the present participle and gerund of think on.

Meaning of think on

Verb

think on (third-person singular simple present thinks on, present participle thinking on, simple past and past participle thought on)

  1. (transitive) To think about; to meditate concerning.
    • "A girl's got to think on her future."1995, Ntozake Shange, Betsey Brown: A Novel, page 77

Questions about thinking on

What is thinking on the present participle and gerund of?
Thinking on is the present participle and gerund of think on.

Words near thinking on in the dictionary

  1. thinking no end of oneself
  2. thinking nothing of
  3. thinking of
  4. thinking of England
  5. thinking of the children
  6. thinking on
  7. thinking on one's feet
  8. thinking one hung the moon
  9. thinking one is God's own cousin
  10. thinking one is it
  11. thinking one's shit doesn't stink

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