Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bethumb

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bethumb
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take hold of or mark with the thumbs; soil or mark with frequent thumbing.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From be- + thumb.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

bethumbs (present, singular) bethumbing (participle, present) bethumbed (participle, past) bethumbed (past)

Questions

What does bethumb mean?
To take hold of or mark with the thumbs; soil or mark with frequent thumbing.
Where does bethumb come from?
From be- + thumb.

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