verb
- past tense of thumb; to turn pages with the thumb
- past tense of thumb; to hitchhike by signaling with the thumb
Usage: informal
adjective
- worn or soiled from handling, especially by thumbs
Examples
- She thumbed through the magazine while waiting.
- He thumbed a ride to the next town.
- The thumbed pages showed years of use.
- I thumbed the dictionary looking for the word.
- The well-thumbed cookbook was her favorite.
- They thumbed their way across the country.
- The thumbed paperback fell apart at the binding.