'Thumbing' definitions:
Definition of 'Thumbing'
From: GCIDE
- Thumb \Thumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thumbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thumbing.]
- 1. To handle awkwardly. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon. [1913 Webster]
- He gravely informed the enemy that all his cards had been thumbed to pieces, and begged them to let him have a few more packs. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Thumbing'
- Thumb,
- Thumbed,
- all thumbs,
- thumb through,
- thumbs down,
- Lady's thumb,
- Miller's thumb,
- Rule of thumb,
- Thumb band,
- Thumb blue,
- Thumb latch,
- Thumb mark,
- Thumb nut,
- Thumb ring,
- Thumb stall,
- To bite the thumb at,
- Tom Thumb,
- Under one's thumb,
- green thumb,
- thumb index,
- turn thumbs down,
- Hop-thumb,
- Tear-thumb,
- miller's-thumb,
- Hop-o'-my-thumb