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Definitions

thumb

[thuhm] / θʌm /






VERB
hitchhike
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK








Example Sentences

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Here in 2026, office workers often suffer from texting thumb after scrolling through endless feeds and tech neck after craning down to look at mobile devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Is there a rule of thumb or a percentage of income at which entertainment spending starts to meaningfully impact long-term goals?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

In a statement released on Thursday, Galatasaray said Lang "suffered a serious cut to his right thumb".

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

But "never did we anticipate or expect them, I think, to be able to hold in their brains, which aren't much bigger than your thumb, information over thousands of square miles," he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

He jerked his thumb at the well-worn book on its shelf.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom