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thinking over

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

Meaning of think over

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.
    • When he has time to think over what he did, he will regret it.

Questions about thinking over

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

Words near thinking over in the dictionary

  1. thinking one is God's own cousin
  2. thinking one is it
  3. thinking one's shit doesn't stink
  4. thinking out
  5. thinking out loud
  6. thinking over
  7. thinking person's
  8. thinking straight
  9. thinking the sun shines out of someone's arse
  10. thinking the sun shines out of someone's ass
  11. thinking the sun shines out of someone's backside

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