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Thumb Pronunciation

Pronounce Thumb as T HH UW M B.

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    Thumb phonetic transcription:

    When you start learning English, it's important to become familiar with the typical sounds of the language. The best way to do this is by studying phonetics. Below is the UK transcription for the word 'thumb'. Get the right phonetic representation for any word using our free Phonetic Transcription Tool.

    • Traditional IPA representation of thumb: /thumb/
    • Modern IPA representation of thumb: /thʊmb/

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    List of meaning for thumb

    the short thick inside digit on a hand

    thumb, pollex(noun)

    the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

    thumb(noun)

    the part of a glove that provides a covering for the thumb

    ovolo, thumb, quarter round(verb)

    a convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse

    hitchhike, hitch, thumb(verb)

    travel by getting free rides from motorists

    flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff(verb)

    look through a book or other written material

    "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"

    finger, thumb(verb)

    feel or handle with the fingers

    "finger the binding of the book"

    to travel by securing free rides

    thought I'd thumb into town instead of paying for a cab

    to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner

    I thumbed through the book during the flight but was too distracted to really read it

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    Translation found for thumb

    thumb in sentence

    1. A human’s opposable thumb can move to touch the other fingers and gives him the ability to grasp things.

    2. As I folded the worksheet in half, the edge of the paper cut my thumb causing it to bleed.

    3. Even though the particle of dirt was tiny, it stood out like a sore thumb on my grandmother’s white table cloth.

    4. Her accidental injury of her bruised thumb happened when she missed the nail with her hammer.

    5. A thimble is used to protect a sewer’s thumb from being poked with the point of a needle.

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    Quotes and sayings containing the term thumb

    A good rule of thumb is to wait six months to a year between card applications.

    – Sean McQuay

    These establishments are unlawful businesses that continue to thumb their noses at the law.

    – Mayor Ed Murray

    However, if Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen want to support a broken immigration system that harms the interest of Americans and Boarder Security and Crime, that rewards those who thumb their noses at our laws... then don't vote to fix the problem. It's a simple choice.

    – Kirstjen Nielsen

    Rare is the person who can weigh the faults of others without putting his thumb on the scales.

    – Byron J. Langenfeld

    A general rule of thumb is a year, but if it’s a bra you don’t wear very often, you could have it for three years. It all depends on how often you wear it and how well you take care of it.

    – Jen Luciana

    I suffocated him, i held my thumb over his trach tube until he asphyxiated.

    – Corey Scott

    It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small.

    – Neil Armstrong

    If you're going to go with dynamic scoring, Elmendorf is a great guy to implement that, it would be harder to accuse Republicans of putting their thumb on the scale.

    – Michael Strain

    The first rule of thumb like when you are collecting art, if you have to ask how much it is you probably can’t afford it, most of our junior level folks, first assignment out they are clearing approximately $20K a month.

    – Shawn Engbrecht

    It will be jarring if other countries don't immediately follow. I'll be disappointed. But I guess I won't be too surprised if other countries thumb their nose at us and don't follow immediately.

    – Jeffrey Guzzetti

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