noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument. uncountable

   "She has a very good notion of fingering, though her taste is not equal to Anne's."

2. 2
   touching something with the fingers wordnet
3. 3
   A specific method of using the fingers to play an instrument. countable

   "That chord has two fingerings."

4. 4
   the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument wordnet
5. 5
   The act of using the fingers to stimulate one's own, or another person's, vulva, vagina, or anus. uncountable

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6. 6
   A thin woollen yarn for stockings. countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of finger form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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Example

More examples

"Sami was fingering his prayer beads."

Related phrases

crossed fingers

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