thumb
noun
the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
thumbed
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past participleof thumb.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof thumb.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
thumbnounthe short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
Example Sentences
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He has largely thumbed his nose at them over the Epstein files.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
In October, I thumbed through snapshots my mother had stashed in albums, envelopes and shoeboxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
As they thumbed through the vinyl records, one of the preteens said, “Dad, what’s that?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
Most do not put their content online; this is journalism meant to be thumbed through, not swiped past.
From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2024
On one of the tables there are some thumbed Reader's Digest and Maclean's magazines, and on another an ashtray, white with a rosebud trim.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
