flicking

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"The motion of the train was slow, taking hours to reach the next town. "

"She flicked a crumb off the table. "

"The doctor carefully examined the small quick under her toenail. "

"The family ate dinner around the large wooden table. "

"The pigeons were happily pecking at crumbs of bread on the ground."

"The carpenter used the switch to adjust the tightness of the wooden crate's binding. "

"The faulty electrical wiring caused a short circuit, plunging the whole house into darkness. "

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

"He was safe and sound."

"Humans have two hands and ten fingers. Each hand has one thumb and four fingers."

"As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings."