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• thumb through — ˈthumb through [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they thumb through he/she/it thumbs through present participle thumbing through past tense thumbed through …   Useful english dictionary

• thumb through something — ˈthumb through sth derived to turn the pages of a book quickly in order to get a general idea of what is in it • I was thumbing through my address book to see who we could invite. Main entry: ↑thumbderived …   Useful english dictionary

• thumb through something — thumb through (something) to quickly look at a pile of papers or the pages of a magazine or book. Quinn thumbed through his messages until he found the slip with Ritter s phone number on it. Bella had to wait for Jill so she passed the time… …   New idioms dictionary

• thumb through — (something) to quickly look at a pile of papers or the pages of a magazine or book. Quinn thumbed through his messages until he found the slip with Ritter s phone number on it. Bella had to wait for Jill so she passed the time thumbing through… …   New idioms dictionary

• thumb through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms thumb through : present tense I/you/we/they thumb through he/she/it thumbs through present participle thumbing through past tense thumbed through past participle thumbed through thumb through something to… …   English dictionary

• thumb through — PHRASAL VERB If you thumb through something such as a book or magazine, you turn the pages quickly rather than reading each page carefully. [V P n] He thumbed through a couple of pages, feigning just a slight interest... [V P n] In a second, he… …   English dictionary

• ˈthumb through sth — phrasal verb to quickly turn the pages of a book, magazine, or newspaper …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• thumb — I. noun Etymology: Middle English thoume, thoumbe, from Old English thūma; akin to Old High German thūmo thumb, Latin tumēre to swell Date: before 12th century 1. the short thick digit of the human hand that is analogous in position to the big… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• thumb — [thum] n. [ME (with unhistoric b) < OE thuma, akin to Ger daume(n) < IE base * tēu , to swell, increase > L tumor: basic sense, “enlarged finger”] 1. the short, thick digit of the human hand that is nearest the wrist and is opposable to… …   English World dictionary

• thumb — thumb1 [θʌm] n ↑finger, ↑fingernail, ↑thumb [: Old English; Origin: thuma] 1.) the part of your hand that is shaped like a thick short finger and helps you to hold things ▪ a baby sucking its thumb ▪ She held the coin carefully between finger and …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• thumb — /θʌm / (say thum) noun 1. the short, thick inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger. 2. the corresponding digit in other animals; the pollex. 3. that part of a glove, etc., which covers the thumb. 4. Architecture → ovolo. –verb (t) 5 …