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fingering

/ˈfɪŋɡərɪŋ/ /ˈfɪŋɡɚɪŋ/

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verb

To identify or point out. Also put the finger on. To report to or identify for the authorities, rat on, rat out, squeal on, tattle on, turn in.

Examples :

"After the candy was stolen from the store, the security footage showed a group of kids, and one of them was fingering his friend as the thief. "

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verb

To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.

Examples :

"The shopper was fingering the soft wool scarf, trying to decide if she liked the texture. "

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verb

To use the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus; to fingerbang

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To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.

Examples :

"The student was carefully fingering the notes on the guitar, trying to learn the new chord. "

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To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.

Examples :

"The piano teacher was fingering the sheet music, marking which fingers her student should use. "

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verb

To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.

Examples :

"To check if my friend Maria was online, I fingered her internet address. "

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verb

To steal; to purloin.

Examples :

""The cashier was fired after being caught fingering money from the register." "

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verb

To execute, as any delicate work.

Examples :

"The jeweler was fingering the tiny diamond, meticulously checking its facets. "

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noun

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

Examples :

"The pianist's beautiful fingering made the difficult piece sound effortless. "

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noun

A specific method of using the fingers to play an instrument.

Examples :

"That chord has two fingerings."

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The act of using the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus.

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noun

A thick woollen yarn for stockings.

Examples :

"My grandmother always knits us warm socks for Christmas using soft, durable fingering. "