What is the meaning of thumbed?

verb

  • Travel by getting free rides from motorists.
  • Look through a book or other written material.
    • usage: "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
  • Feel or handle with the fingers.
    • usage: "finger the binding of the book"

adjective

  • Of pages. ( worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning)
    • usage: "well-thumbed pages of the dictionary"
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