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underthinking

underthinking is the present participle and gerund of underthink.

Meaning of underthink

Verb

underthink (third-person singular simple present underthinks, present participle underthinking, simple past and past participle underthought)

  1. To give insufficient thought or consideration to; fail to consider adequately.
    • There was a new one; usually, I underthink these things.2007, Brian Haig, Man in the Middle

Questions about underthinking

What is underthinking the present participle and gerund of?
Underthinking is the present participle and gerund of underthink.

Words near underthinking in the dictionary

  1. underthing
  2. underthings
  3. underthink
  4. underthinker
  5. underthinkers
  6. underthinking
  7. underthinks
  8. underthought
  9. underthreshold
  10. underthrew
  11. underthrow

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