Thumbing

Word THUMBING
Character 8
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Definitions and meanings of "Thumbing"

What do we mean by thumbing?

To touch or cover with the thumb.

(with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.

(travel) To hitchhike

To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.

To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.

To fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed.

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The word "thumbing" in example sentences

When I heard his car door slam shut, I picked up the want ads and begin thumbing through them, trying to look very intent. ❋ Unknown (2009)

No, this is one for the lovers of the more arcane nooks and crannies of the criminal law, those who delight in thumbing old law books rather than having to deal with the real world. ❋ Unknown (2008)

My biggest laugh came in thumbing through the pages of Geneva West's book What Do White People Really Know About Black People? ❋ Unknown (2007)

Osama and his pals have disappeared into the Pakistani hinterlands; there is no clear mission for our military; Iran is once again thumbing their noses at us; mistakes and lies have squandered world opinion; and the military infastructure has been replaced and so riddled by contractors like Halliburton that the soldiers can’t even cook their own meals or order their own supplies. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Yesterday I stopped by after running some errands on Broadway, with nothing but the idea of thumbing through the summer t-shirt racks. ❋ Unknown (2005)

M. O'BRIEN: Finally, what about doctors who, you know, kind of thumbing their nose at the law here and being too cute winking and nodding, could they face charges? ❋ Unknown (2007)

David, watching that press conference today, I mean, there are a lot of critics as John was talking about, who would portray this president based on that press conference as being out of touch and kind of thumbing his nose at the idea of doing some sort of course correction. ❋ Unknown (2006)

"This year, you feel like firms are kind of thumbing their noses back." ❋ Unknown (2001)

"Last year you felt like students were kind of thumbing their noses at traditional things," said Wharton's Mr. Bonner. ❋ Unknown (2001)

So if the will of the people is the law of the land, there was a kind of thumbing the nose at the Vermont citizens. ❋ Unknown (2000)

Now, what renders all this "thumbing" of the Constitution so much the more absurd, is the fact, that the very generous compact interested does furnish a means, by which the poverty of ports on the great lakes may be remedied, without making any more unnecessary rents in the great national glove. ❋ James Fenimore Cooper (1820)

Using VUDU's award winning remote control, VUDU customers can create new stations and personalize them by adding new variety to the station and "thumbing" songs up and down as they play.

VUDU customers can create new stations and personalize them by adding new variety to the station and "thumbing" songs up and down as they play. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Dad was on his computer, big sister was on her cell phone, brother was "thumbing" on a Game Boy, or whatever they call those things this week, and the little girl was doodling on an electronic sketch pad. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Yes, it's obnoxious when someone is "thumbing" through a romantic dinner, but there's a reason ❋ Patrick J. Sauer (2009)

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