Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thumbing

/θˈʌmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: thumb-ing
IPA: /θˈʌmɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act by which something is thumbed.

verb

present participle and gerund of thumb

Example Sentences

"The precious autographs could not have endured through many a season the thumbings of "the book-holder" or the prompter."

Inflected Forms

thumbings (plural)

Rhymes With

coming becoming forthcoming plumbing humming drumming cumming summing numbing succumbing unbecoming strumming

Questions

How do you pronounce thumbing?: The recorded pronunciation is /θˈʌmɪŋ/.
What does thumbing mean?: The act by which something is thumbed.

How to pronounce thumbing

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