Found 3 items, similar to Thumbing.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: thumb ibu jari, jempol
English → English (WordNet) Definition: thumb thumb v 1: travel by getting free rides from motorists [syn: hitchhike, hitch] 2: look through a book or other written material; “He thumbed through the report”; “She leafed through the volume” [syn: flick, flip, riffle, leaf, riff] 3: feel or handle with the fingers; “finger the binding of the book” [syn: finger] thumb n 1: the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb [syn: pollex] 2: the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb 3: a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse [syn: ovolo, quarter round ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Thumbing 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] [1913 Webster]