"thumbing" meaning in English

See thumbing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: en-us-thumbing.ogg [US] Forms: thumbings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} thumbing (plural thumbings)
  1. The act by which something is thumbed.
    Sense id: en-thumbing-en-noun-Szb0mWOa

Verb

Audio: en-us-thumbing.ogg [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} thumbing
  1. present participle and gerund of thumb Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: thumb
    Sense id: en-thumbing-en-verb-0dDeLIlE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

Inflected forms

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