bethumb

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verb

To take hold of or mark with the thumbs; soil or mark with frequent thumbing.

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Meanings

verbbethumb (third-person singular simple present bethumbs, present participle bethumbing, simple past and past participle bethumbed)

present singular third person bethumbs · participle present bethumbing · participle past bethumbed · past bethumbed

  1. transitiveTo take hold of or mark with the thumbs; soil or mark with frequent thumbing.

Origin

From be- + thumb.

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Cite this entry
APA

bethumb. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bethumb

MLA

“bethumb.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bethumb. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bethumb,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bethumb.

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