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thumb (EN)
substantiv, verb

substantiv “thumb”

entall thumb, flertall thumbs
  1. tommel
    She used her thumb to press the button on the remote control.
  2. glideknapp (i grafiske brukergrensesnitt)
    Drag the thumb on the volume slider to the right to increase the sound.
  3. miniatyrbilde (for en liten versjon av et bilde)
    I scrolled through the video thumbs to find the tutorial I needed.

verb “thumb”

infinitiv thumb; han thumbs; preteritum thumbed; perfektum part. thumbed; ger. thumbing
  1. å trykke med tommelen
    She thumbed through the pages of the book, looking for the chapter she wanted to read.
  2. å slite eller gjøre skitten med tommelen (ved mye berøring eller håndtering)
    After reading her favorite book every night for a year, she had thumbed the pages until they were soft and worn.
  3. å haike (ved å signalisere med tommelen)
    After running out of gas in the middle of nowhere, we decided to thumb a ride to the nearest town.
  4. å bla gjennom (en bok ved å bruke tommelen for å vende sidene raskt)
    She thumbed through the magazine quickly, looking for the article she wanted to read.