thinkin'
Brain's quiet workin'
Thinkin' is an informal spelling of thinking, representing the dropped g common in casual speech.
It appears in dialogue, song lyrics, and informal writing to convey a relaxed or colloquial tone: I've been thinkin' about what you said.
The apostrophe marks the missing letter.
Reflective contemplation
- mullingDeep, slow consideration
- ponderin'Thinkin' hard on somethin'
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- theorizingForming unproven explanations
Informal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- casualRelaxed and informal
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
- chattyInclined to converse freely
folksy · dialectal · relaxed · everyday · down-home · vernacular · drawl · twang
musing
Reflective contemplation
- mullingDeep, slow consideration
- ponderin'Thinkin' hard on somethin'
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
slang
Informal in-group vocabulary
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- casualRelaxed and informal
- conversationalRelating to informal dialogue
chatty · folksy · dialectal · relaxed · everyday · down-home · vernacular · drawl · twang · y'all
thinkin'mindlessness
Lack of awareness
thoughtlessness · blanking out · spacing out · zoning out · ignorance
thinkin'cogitating
Thinking deeply about something
cerebrating · contemplating · deliberating · reflecting · ruminating
thinkin'actin
Cellular contractile protein
doing · impulse · instinct · gut reaction · knee-jerk reaction
- wishful thinkingBelief shaped by desire
- thinking of youMental focus on someone
- thinking aboutMentally focusing on
- thinking out loudVerbalizing one's reasoning
- thinking aheadMental preparation for future
- good thinkingPraise for sound logic