chimping
v.— «Digital photography has spread so quickly among photo journalists that the term “chimping” was coined. It’s when a photographer examines the images on his camera’s screen using his thumbs to manipulate controls the way a chimpanzee would peer at something in his hand.» —“As photography changes dimensions, digital cameras compel traditional companies to adapt to new technology in a drawn-out industry struggle” by Hamida Ghafour Toronto Star (Canada) July 9, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Enthusiastic book recommendations! Martha’s savoring the biography of Alexander von Humboldt, the 19th-century explorer, polymath, and naturalist who revolutionized our understanding of nature and predicted the effects of human activity on...
Colette Hiller’s Colossal Words for Kids: 75 Tremendous Words: Neatly Defined to Stick in the Mind (Bookshop|Amazon) uses clever rhymes to help children learn big, fun-to-say words like magnanimous, discombobulated, and acquiesce. This...