Thumbing

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:20 pts8 letters

Definition of Thumbing

verb

To touch or cover with the thumb.
"to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon"
(with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
"I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all."
(travel) To hitchhike
"So I started thumbin' back east, toward my hometown."
To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.
To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.

noun

The act by which something is thumbed.

Anagrams of Thumbing

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "thumbing":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

bight might night thing thumb

4-LETTER WORDS

bhut bint bung bunt hint hung hunt mint muni nigh numb thin thug ting tung+1 more

3-LETTER WORDS

big bin bit bug bum bun but ghi gib gin git gnu gum gun gut+12 more

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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