think out loud

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think out loudto say your thoughts aloud. e.g. I'm thinking out loud now, but it looks as if I can meet you Tuesday.I couldn't understand the above definition. Please help me. Does think out loud mean to think deeply?

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

think out loud

to say your thoughts aloud. e.g. I'm thinking out loud now, but it looks as if I can meet you Tuesday.

I couldn't understand the above definition. Please help me. Does think out loud mean to think deeply?

No, it means to talk about something while you are thinking about it. It's usually hard to think deeply while you are doing that, so it has almost the opposite meaning, ie you are not thinking carefully.

Clive.

BarbaraPA · Answer

This is one of the very interesting differences between people who are extroverts (get their energy from other people) and introverts (can find other people draining).

An introverts thinks and then speaks. An extrovert speaks TO think. I am someone who will talk my way through my thoughts - you shouldn't really pay attention to what comes out of my mouth until I say something like "Okay, I've got it - Yes, next Thursday is good - that appointment with the dog therapist is Wednesday. So yes, Thusrday is good."

I definitely think out loud. If I can't actually talk, I have to draw or scribble or something as some way to make my way through the thinking. But for some people, by the time they express their thoughts out loud, they have done their thinking.

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