Definition of "thumbing" []

• Present participle of thumb. (verb)

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• "When I heard his car door slam shut, I picked up the want ads and begin thumbing through them, trying to look very intent."
• "No, this is one for the lovers of the more arcane nooks and crannies of the criminal law, those who delight in thumbing old law books rather than having to deal with the real world."
• "My biggest laugh came in thumbing through the pages of Geneva West's book What Do White People Really Know About Black People?"