# thumbing

Pronunciation: say "THUM-ing" /ˈθʌmɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of thumb. — present participle and gerund of thumb
   - Simple: Present participle of thumb. Use this form for an action happening right now.
   - _He spent the afternoon thumbing through dusty library volumes._
   - _Thumbing a ride home, she waited at the edge of the highway._

## Noun

2. The action of handling, pressing, or turning something with the thumb.
   - Simple: The act of touching, pressing, or turning something using the thumb.
   - _Years of thumbing had darkened the edges of the old prayer book._
   - _A brisk thumbing of the catalog turned up the part number at once._

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