thumbing down

A form of thumb down — To get (a passing vehicle) to stop and give one a ride, signalling to the driver by holding out one's thumb (as a hitchhiker).

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of thumb down
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APA

thumbing down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbing%20down

MLA

“thumbing down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbing%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thumbing down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbing%20down.

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