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thumbless wave

thumbless wave noun: a hand gesture used to indicate contrition. The hand is held up with the palm facing outward, thumb placed across the palm, and the fingers extended upward. Ex: "After mistakenly cutting someone off in traffic, the driver showed his remorse by giving the thumbless wave.".

Noun

thumbless wave (plural thumbless waves)

  1. A hand gesture used to indicate contrition. The hand is held up with the palm facing outward, thumb placed across the palm, and the fingers extended upward. Ex: "After mistakenly cutting someone off in traffic, the driver showed his remorse by giving the thumbless wave."

Forms of thumbless wave

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Questions about thumbless wave

What does thumbless wave mean?
Thumbless wave means a hand gesture used to indicate contrition. The hand is held up with the palm facing outward, thumb placed across the palm, and the fingers extended upward. Ex: "After mistakenly cutting someone off in traffic, the driver showed his remorse by giving the thumbless wave.".
What part of speech is thumbless wave?
Thumbless wave is a noun.
What is the plural of thumbless wave?
The plural of thumbless wave is thumbless waves.

Words near thumbless wave in the dictionary

  1. thumbing through
  2. thumbings
  3. thumbkin
  4. thumbkins
  5. thumbless
  6. thumbless wave
  7. thumblessness
  8. thumblike
  9. thumbling
  10. thumblings
  11. thumbload

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