(am) Daumen lutschen

to suck his thumb

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Noun

Daumen m.

Verb

lutschen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Das kleine Mädchen lutscht am Daumen, während es einschläft.

How it is used

Literally thumb-sucking, usually for children. Neutral. Use when describing a toddler's habit: 'Das Kind lutscht am Daumen.' Figuratively, it can mock childish behavior, but this is rare and informal.

Other verbs that go with Daumen

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• den Daumen hochhaltento give a thumbs up as approval or encouragement
• über den Daumen peilento estimate roughly without precision
• Daumen drehento be idle or bored, doing nothing
• jdm. die Daumen drückento keep one's fingers crossed for good luck

All collocations with Daumen