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bitten one's thumb

bitten one's thumb is the past participle 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 bitten one's thumb

What is bitten one's thumb the past participle of?
Bitten one's thumb is the past participle of bite one's thumb.

Words near bitten one's thumb in the dictionary

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

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