thumbed
Because it is a word with a single syllable, thumbed is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofthumbed
- To touch or cover with the thumb.
Example: "to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon"
- (with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
Example: "I thumbed through the book and decided not to bother reading it all."
- (travel) To hitchhike
Example: "So I started thumbin' back east, toward my hometown."
- To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or wear out, by frequent handling.
- To manipulate (an object) with the thumb; especially, to pull back the hammer or open the cylinder of a revolver.
- To fire (a single action revolver) quickly by pulling the hammer while keeping the trigger depressed.
- (in combination) Having some specific type of thumb.
Example: "He was sore-thumbed after playing video games all day."
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