thumbed

SayTHUMD/θʌmd/

2 meanings of thumbed

1
verb
Simple past and past participle of thumb. Use this form for something that already happened.
She thumbed through the old photo album for an hour.
He thumbed a ride home after his car broke down.
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2
adjectivein compounds
Having a thumb of a certain shape or kind, usually shown by a word placed in front.
Like the word 'long-legged,' which tells you what kind of legs someone has.
The cartoonist drew a stubby-thumbed troll holding a heavy club.
Her broad-thumbed hands made delicate work look easy.
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thumbed is a form of thumb

thumb, verb: To quickly turn the pages of a book to look through it. Full entry

Forms: thumbthumbs he/she/itthumbing -ing formthumbed past tense, past participle
Spelling: thumb → thumbed: add -ed
Sound: The ending sounds like /d/.

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