Roleset thumb.01 Verbnet Class: 1 "look through idly":

Roles:

Arg0:thumber


Arg1:thing looked through

Examples:

person: ns tense: past aspect: ns voice: active form: full


ho hum (-)
John thumbed through the dictionary, hoping to find a word he didn't already know.
Arg0:	John
REL:	thumbed
Arg1-through:	the dictionary
Argm:	hoping to find a word he didn't already know

Roleset thumb.02 Verbnet Class: NONE "make a rude gesture":

Roles:

Arg0:maker of gesture


Arg1:nose


Arg2:at whom

Examples:

person: third tense: present aspect: ns voice: active form: full


ha! take that! (-)
The North Texas Chevy Dealers recently had a record sales month after the debut of ad campaign that *trace* thumbs its nose at elite Easterners.
Arg0:	*trace* -> that -> ad campaign
REL:	thumbs
Arg1:	its nose
Arg2-at:	elite Easterners