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Princeton's WordNet

  1. thumbedadjective

    (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning

    "well-thumbed pages of the dictionary"

Wiktionary

  1. thumbedadjective

    Having some specific type of thumb.

    He was sore-thumbed after playing video games all day.

ChatGPT

  1. thumbed

    Thumbed refers to the act of using or handling something, specifically with one's thumb. This term may be used in various contexts such as reading a book (i.e., turning the pages), hitchhiking (i.e., gesturing with the thumb for a ride), or navigating a smartphone or other digital devices (i.e., scrolling or tapping with the thumb). The past tense of the verb "thumb," it also reflects a state of being marked, worn or soiled from frequent thumb or finger usage.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Thumbed

    of Thumb

  2. Thumbedadjective

    having thumbs

  3. Thumbedadjective

    soiled by handling

Editors Contribution

  1. Thumbed

    It means like if you got THUMBED on the head or you THUMBED a button so the door would open.


    Submitted by anonymous on February 11, 2021  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of thumbed in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of thumbed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of thumbed in a Sentence

  1. The House:

    (Bannon) has clearly thumbed his nose at the legislative process.

  2. Press Secretary Josh Earnest:

    Russia has essentially thumbed their nose at commitments made at (the) agreement.

  3. Noah Horowitz:

    The Trump administration just thumbed its nose at Congress, America's families and businesses, and the environment.

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