Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thumbless wave

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: thum-b-less wave
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hand gesture used to indicate contrition. The hand is held up with the palm facing outward, thumb placed across the palm, and the fingers extended upward. Ex: "After mistakenly cutting someone off in traffic, the driver showed his remorse by giving the thumbless wave."

Inflected Forms

thumbless waves (plural)

Questions

What does thumbless wave mean?: A hand gesture used to indicate contrition. The hand is held up with the palm facing outward, thumb placed across the palm, and the fingers extended upward. Ex: "After mistakenly cutting someone off in traffic, the driver showed his remorse by giving the thumbless wave."

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