Crossword clues for thumbing
thumbing
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Thumb \Thumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thumbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Thumbing.]
To handle awkwardly.
--Johnson.To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers; as, to thumb over a tune.
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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.
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.
Wiktionary
n. The act by which something is thumbed. vb. (present participle of thumb English)
Wikipedia
Thumbing may refer to:
- The act of typing on a small keyboard (known as a thumb keyboard) solely (or primarily) using the thumbs. It is primarily used with mobile phones for SMS text messaging, and also with devices such as PDAs with built-in keyboards.
- A finishing technique used in pottery production. The thumb is used as a smoothing tool, repeatedly stroking corners and edges on pots at the leather hard stage, to round areas on the foot and rim.
- A synonym for hitchhiking.
Usage examples of "thumbing".
Cracking the cylinder, she ejected four spent shells and tucked them into a pocket of her bearskin coat before thumbing in fresh rounds.
Tossing them away, the spent brass musically rang on the cobblestoned street as he started thumbing in fresh bullets.
Jak stated, thumbing rounds into the Ruger, then switching weapons back to his Colt.
Ryan said urgently, thumbing the ignition button to start the big Twin-V engine.
Mildred asked, dumping the spent rounds from her ZKR revolver and quickly thumbing in fresh ones.
Doc offered, pulling the spare Webley from his belt and thumbing back the hammer, only to ease it down again.
If he loved his country so much that he would spy, what would he do upon learning that a convicted pirate was here on English soil, thumbing his nose at the British government?