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July 30, 2019 Word of the Day
thumb through
/
ˈ
θʌm
ˈ
θruː /
phrasal verb
thumb through
/
ˈ
θʌm
ˈ
θruː /
phrasal verb
The student is thumbing through her textbook.
Definition of THUMB THROUGH
:
to turn the pages of (a book, magazine, etc.) quickly
I
thumbed through
a magazine while I waited.
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