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thumb (EN)
Selfstandige naamwoord, werkwoord

Selfstandige naamwoord “thumb”

enkelvoud thumb, meervoud thumbs
  1. duim
    She used her thumb to press the button on the remote control.
  2. skuifknop (in die konteks van 'n grafiese gebruikerskoppelvlak)
    Drag the thumb on the volume slider to the right to increase the sound.
  3. miniatuur (in die konteks van 'n klein weergawe van 'n prent)
    I scrolled through the video thumbs to find the tutorial I needed.

werkwoord “thumb”

infinitief thumb; hy thumbs; verlede tyd thumbed; verlede deelw. thumbed; ger. thumbing
  1. druk met die duim
    She thumbed through the pages of the book, looking for the chapter she wanted to read.
  2. deursoek (in die konteks van iets vuil of verslete maak deur dit baie met die duim of vingers te hanteer)
    After reading her favorite book every night for a year, she had thumbed the pages until they were soft and worn.
  3. ryloop
    After running out of gas in the middle of nowhere, we decided to thumb a ride to the nearest town.
  4. deurblaai
    She thumbed through the magazine quickly, looking for the article she wanted to read.