thumbing

English

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Noun

thumbing (plural thumbings)

1. The act by which something is thumbed.
   • 1842, Isaac Disraeli, Amenities of Literature:

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

Verb

thumbing

1. present participle and gerund of thumb