bite one's thumb in English

Forms: bites one's thumb [present, singular, third-person], biting one's thumb [participle, present], bit one's thumb [past], bitten one's thumb [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|bite<,,bit,bitten> one's thumb}} bite one's thumb (third-person singular simple present bites one's thumb, present participle biting one's thumb, simple past bit one's thumb, past participle bitten one's thumb)

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    {
      "form": "bites one's thumb",
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    },
    {
      "form": "biting one's thumb",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bit one's thumb",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "bitten one's thumb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To express defiance by putting one's thumbnail into one's mouth and knocking it against the teeth."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "knock",
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        [
          "teeth",
          "tooth"
        ]
      ],
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        "(historical) To express defiance by putting one's thumbnail into one's mouth and knocking it against the teeth."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bite one's thumb"
}

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    {
      "form": "bites one's thumb",
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "biting one's thumb",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bit one's thumb",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bitten one's thumb",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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        "To express defiance by putting one's thumbnail into one's mouth and knocking it against the teeth."
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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"bite one's thumb" meaning in English

Verb