- a touching or handling with the fingers
- Music
- act or technique of applying the fingers to the strings, keys, etc. of an instrument to produce the tones
- directions on a musical score for using the fingers in a certain way or sequence
fingering
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fingering
noun
- The technique used in playing a musical instrument with the fingers.
- The indication on a musical score of which fingers are to be used in playing.
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Noun
(plural fingerings)
- (music, uncountable) The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.
- (music, countable) A specific method of using the fingers to play an instrument.
- That chord has two fingerings.
- (uncountable) The act of using the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus.
Verb
- Present participle of finger.
- I caught my sister fingering herself.
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Sentence Examples
- For the visual learner who already possesses skill with stringed instruments, bluegrass videos offer clear demonstration in fingering, picking and timing.
- Sheet music doesn't give as much detailed information on fingering, so a solid knowledge of the basics of left and right-hand operation is crucial.
- When videos aren't quite enough, detailed textual instruction along with handy fingering charts usually help get the subject of the lesson across.
- "Is that what this is?" she asked, fingering the charm.
- He had a Groucho Marx way about him, flicking an eyebrow up and down while fingering a Brillo mustache.
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WORDS NEAR fingering IN THE DICTIONARY
- fingering
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- fingerite
- fingerless