American English pronunciation

How to pronounce thumbed

IPA transcription: ['θʌmd]

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Verb

  • travel by getting free rides from motorists

  • look through a book or other written material

    “He thumbed through the report”

    “She leafed through the volume”

  • feel or handle with the fingers

    “finger the binding of the book”

Adjective

  • (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.