Fingerpicking

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The plucking of the individual strings of a stringed instrument with the fingers uncountable, usually

    "Her largely unadorned sound hinges on scratchy, intimate fingerpickings and her warm Northern Ireland accent — and is a worthy, pensive addition to record shelves already lined with Sharon Van Etten and Damien Rice."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of fingerpick form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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fingerstylefingerstyle

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"Her largely unadorned sound hinges on scratchy, intimate fingerpickings and her warm Northern Ireland accent — and is a worthy, pensive addition to record shelves already lined with Sharon Van Etten and Damien Rice."

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stringed instrument

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