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How to pronounce “thumb”
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Pronunciation guide for thumb
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of thumb with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Florentine Deception
it can spread on thumb drives.
- Definition summary
- The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce thumb
The Florentine Deception
it can spread on thumb drives.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “thumb”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The short thick digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers.
- (graphical user interface) The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
- (colloquial, Internet) A thumbnail picture.
- A top hatch plate for covering an excavator bucket, used to keep material in the digger bucket after scooping it up, and not letting it spill out.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To touch or cover with the thumb.
- (transitive, with through) To turn the pages of (a book) in order to read it cursorily.
- (travel) To hitchhike.
- 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.
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