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thumbing

THUM-ing/ˈθʌmɪŋ/

Noun pluralthumbings

2 meanings of thumbing

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of thumb. Use this form for an action happening right now.

    She kept thumbing through the old comic book all afternoon.

    Thumbing through the catalog, he searched for a birthday gift.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of touching, pressing, or turning something using the thumb.

    The repeated thumbing of the deck left the cards soft and worn.

    A quick thumbing through the report told her everything she needed.

    Similarhandling, fingering, leafing, browsing

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thumbing 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 → thumbing: add -ing

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