How to Pronounce "thumb your nose at"
expression
THUHM yor/yer NOHZ at
th-UHM yaw NOHZ at
Definition
To show disrespect for someone or something, usually in a playful, mockingly rude way.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈθəm/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈnoʊz/ /ˈæt
British English
θˈʌm/ /jˈɔː/ /nˈəʊz/ /ˈæt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
THUHM yor/yer NOHZ at
UK
th-UHM yaw NOHZ at
Listen in Context
He likes to thumb his nose at rules he doesn't agree with.
The company thumbed its nose at the new law.
Don't thumb your nose at your teachers.
She just thumbed her nose at tradition and wore whatever she wanted to the wedding.