American English pronunciation
How to pronounce thumbed
IPA transcription: ['θʌmd]
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Verb
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travel by getting free rides from motorists
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look through a book or other written material
“He thumbed through the report”
“She leafed through the volume”
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feel or handle with the fingers
“finger the binding of the book”
Adjective
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(of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning
“well-thumbed pages of the dictionary”
Usage examples
- The poem was so popular that the early editions were thumbed to shreds.