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bethumbing

bethumbing is the present participle and gerund of bethumb.

Meaning of bethumb

Verb

bethumb (third-person singular simple present bethumbs, present participle bethumbing, simple past and past participle bethumbed)

  1. (transitive) To take hold of or mark with the thumbs; soil or mark with frequent thumbing.

Questions about bethumbing

What is bethumbing the present participle and gerund of?
Bethumbing is the present participle and gerund of bethumb.

Words near bethumbing in the dictionary

  1. beths
  2. Bethsaida
  3. Bethuel
  4. bethumb
  5. bethumbed
  6. bethumbing
  7. bethumbs
  8. bethump
  9. bethumped
  10. bethumping
  11. bethumps

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