thimbling
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈθɪmblɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: thimbl‧ing
Etymology 1
From thimble + -ing.
Noun
thimbling (plural thimblings)
- 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
From thimble + -ing.
Verb
thimbling
- present participle of thimble