Advertisement
Vocabulary Entry
thumbed
|verb • noun
Advertisement
V
verb
past tense of thumb; to press, move, or feel something with the thumb.
Example Sentences
"He thumbed through the pages of the magazine."
"She thumbed a ride to the next town."
"He thumbed his nose at the rules."
N
noun
an act of thumbing something or the mark made by a thumb.
Example Sentences
"A thumbed page indicated where he had last read."
"The thumb of the book was stained from years of use."
"He gave the book a thumbed look before deciding to buy it."