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Thumb (Verb)

Look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume".

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

As I waited in line, I thumbed through the magazine on the rack.
She walked over to the bookstand and began to thumb through a local directory.
He thumbed through a old yearbook, stopping to read messages from his former classmates.
The woman thumbed through the real estate catalog and picked out several homes to visit.
He decided to thumbed through a historical atlas to gather information for the school project.

Feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

She thumbed the intricate carvings on the old wooden box, marveling at the craftsmanship.
As a collector, he loved to thumb through his favorite records, carefully examining each cover.
The artist spent hours thumbing the edges of the clay, shaping the delicate curves of the vase.
The musician thumbed the smooth surface of the guitar, feeling the familiar weight in her hands.
The antique dealer thumbed the pages of the vintage book, delicately handling the yellowed paper.

Travel by getting free rides from motorists.

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

He spent three months backpacking across Europe by thumbing rides from friendly drivers along the way.
Thumbing a ride to the next town proved to be the cheapest form of transportation for the broke traveler.
As the sun began to set, she stuck out her arm to thumb a ride back to civilization.
After days of waiting, he finally managed to thumb a ride to the city with a sympathetic truck driver.
While some might view thumbing rides as reckless, she had always found the experience thrilling.