thumbs-upping
Giving digital approval
Thumbs-upping is the act of giving someone a thumbs-up gesture, either physically by raising the thumb or digitally by clicking a like button or emoji.
The word captures the ongoing or repeated action of expressing approval or agreement: She was thumbs-upping every post in her feed.
It belongs to a class of informal verbs formed from gesture nouns, like high-fiving or fist-bumping.
Comparable to, or enjoy
- upvoteOnline approval click
- emojiDigital pictograph for messaging
- reactAnswer a stimulus
- signalMessage-conveying cue
sign · hand gesture · double-tap · heart · favoriting · starring · liking · clicking
Vocal encouragement given
- rootingActively cheering someone on
- boostingIncreasing force or level
- motivatingPrompting someone to act
- reassuringRestoring calm or confidence
heartening · uplifting · rallying · spurring · inspiring · emboldening · praising · complimenting
Expressing favorable judgment
- endorsingPublicly declaring approval
- supportingBearing or sustaining
- backingAid or sponsorship
- sanctioningFormally approving or penalizing
validating · affirming · okaying · greenlighting · signing off · ratifying · authorizing · accrediting
like
Comparable to, or enjoy
signal · sign · hand gesture · double-tap · heart · favoriting · starring · liking · clicking · tapping
cheering
Vocal encouragement given
- rootingActively cheering someone on
- boostingIncreasing force or level
- motivatingPrompting someone to act
reassuring · heartening · uplifting · rallying · spurring · inspiring · emboldening · praising · complimenting · commending
approving
Expressing favorable judgment
- endorsingPublicly declaring approval
- supportingBearing or sustaining
- backingAid or sponsorship
sanctioning · validating · affirming · okaying · greenlighting · signing off · ratifying · authorizing · accrediting · confirming
thumbs-uppingthumbs-downing
Gesturing disapproval digitally
booing · jeering · hissing · giving the finger · flipping off
thumbs-uppingrejecting
Refusing to accept
dismissing · vetoing · disapproving · nixing · condemning
thumb, thumbs, upping, thumbnail, thumbing, thumbed, thumbs-up, thumbprint, thumbtack