think out loud

verb

To utter what one is thinking.

Meanings

verbthink out loud (third-person singular simple present thinks out loud, present participle thinking out loud, simple past and past participle thought out loud)

present singular third person thinks out loud · participle present thinking out loud · participle past thought out loud · past thought out loud

  1. To utter what one is thinking.
  2. idiomaticTo voice one's ideas; to brainstorm.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 說出所想 /说出所想, 表達想法 /表达想法
  • 說出所想 /说出所想 (shuō chū suǒ xiǎng)to utter what one is thinking
  • 表達想法 /表达想法 (biǎodá xiǎngfǎ)to utter what one is thinking
  • 發表想法 /发表想法 (fābiǎo xiǎngfǎ)to voice one's ideas
Finnish ajatella ääneen, ajatella ääneen
  • ajatella ääneento utter what one is thinking
  • ajatella ääneento voice one's ideas
French penser à voix haute
  • penser à voix hauteto utter what one is thinking
Hungarian hangosan gondolkodik
  • hangosan gondolkodikto utter what one is thinking
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