thumbing
thumb-ing
verb
Signalling for a free ride by extending one's thumb.
"He was thumbing a lift by the roadside."
verb
Quickly turning pages of a book or document with the thumb.
"She was thumbing through an old photo album."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: thumb, finger, pollex, hitch, hitchhike, ovolo, quarter round, leaf, flip, riff, riffle, flick