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bites one's thumb

bites one's thumb is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bite one's thumb.

Meaning of bite one's thumb

Verb

bite one's thumb (third-person singular simple present bites one's thumb, present participle biting one's thumb, simple past bit one's thumb, past participle bitten one's thumb)

  1. (historical) To express defiance by putting one's thumbnail into one's mouth and knocking it against the teeth.

Questions about bites one's thumb

What is bites one's thumb the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bites one's thumb is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bite one's thumb.

Words near bites one's thumb in the dictionary

  1. bites off
  2. bites off more than one can chew
  3. bites on granite
  4. bites one's lip
  5. bites one's nails
  6. bites one's thumb
  7. bites one's tongue
  8. bites someone's hand off
  9. bites someone's head off
  10. bites the big one
  11. bites the biscuit

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