noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act by which something is thumbed.

   "The precious autographs could not have endured through many a season the thumbings of "the book-holder" or the prompter."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of thumb form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

amblingfootingfootworkhikinghoofinglegwork

Example

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"The precious autographs could not have endured through many a season the thumbings of "the book-holder" or the prompter."

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