thimbling

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

(Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈθɪmblɪŋ/
Hyphenation: thimbl‧ing

Etymology 1[edit]

From thimble +‎ -ing.

Noun[edit]

thimbling (uncountable)

gerund of thimble: the act of using a thimble.
Synonym of thimblerigging (“the act of cheating (someone) in a thimblerig game, or by trickery”)

Etymology 2[edit]

From thimble +‎ -ing.

Verb[edit]

thimbling

present participle and gerund of thimble

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