Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thumbs-up

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.69 in modern English

Syllables
thumb-s-up
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of thumbs up.

verb

To approve with a thumbs-up sign.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

thumbs-ups (plural) thumbs-ups (present, singular) thumbs-upping (participle, present) thumbs-upped (participle, past) thumbs-upped (past)

Antonyms

thumbs-down

Questions

What does thumbs-up mean?
Alternative form of thumbs up.

How to pronounce thumbs-up

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