thumb one's nose en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
See thumb, nose.
Meanings
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To place a thumb upon the tip of the nose, typically with the fingers spread and while simultaneously wiggling one's fingers, in a gesture of disrespect.
My brother thumbed his nose in reply to my snide remarks.
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(figuratively) To act disrespectfully, especially by flouting the object of disrespect.
Richard Feynman delighted in thumbing his nose at the dissidents and workers.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| thumbing one's nose | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| thumbs one's nose | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| thumbed one's nose | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| thumbed one's nose | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
twist one's fingers in one's ears · wriggle one's fingers
Synonyms
cock a snook (place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect)
Translations (16)
hu szamárfület mutat (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect) · hu orrot mutat (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect) · de eine lange Nase machen (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect) · hu fittyet hány (to act disrespectfully, especially by flouting the object of disrespect) · fr faire un pied de nez (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect) · fi näyttää pitkää nenää (to act disrespectfully, especially by flouting the object of disrespect) · ca fer pam i pipa (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect) · cmn 嘲笑我的鼻子 (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect) · fi näyttää pitkää nenää (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect) · it fare marameo (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect) · pl zagrać na nosie (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect) · ru показа́ть нос (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect) · ro tiflă (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect) · de eine Nase drehen (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect) · ko 조롱하다 (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect) · nl een lange neus maken (to place a thumb upon the tip of the nose in a gesture of disrespect)