Thinking vs Thanks - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between thinking and thanks

is that thinking is gerund of think while thanks is (obsolete).

As verbs the difference between thinking and thanks

is that thinking is while thanks is (thank).

As an interjection thanks is

used to express appreciation or gratitude.

thinking

English

Noun

(en-noun)

Gerund of think.

*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-03, volume=408, issue=8847, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= The machine of a new soul , passage= But how the neurons are organised in these lobes and ganglia remains obscure. Yet this is the level of organisation that does the actual thinking —and is, presumably, the seat of consciousness.}}

Derived terms

* critical thinking * thinking man * wishful thinking

Verb

(head)

*, chapter=5

, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=He was thinking ; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.}}

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thanks

English

Alternative forms

* thanx,

Interjection

(en interjection)

Used to express appreciation or gratitude.

Could you give me a hand, please?'' — Yes, sure. — ''Thanks .

* ~1595 , Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 5, scene 1

Thanks, courteous wall: Jove shield thee well for this!

Derived terms

* thanks a lot * thanks for nothing * thanks for your help

Noun

(obsolete) English plurals

(plurale tantum) An expression of gratitude.

After all I’ve done, a simple acknowledgment is all the thanks I get?

Grateful feelings or thoughts.

Derived terms

* thanks to

Verb

(head)

(thank)

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