fingering
[ fing-ger-ing ]
/ ˈfɪŋ gər ɪŋ /
noun
Words nearby fingering
fingerboard,
fingerbreadth,
fingered,
fingerflower,
fingerfuck,
fingering,
fingerling,
fingermark,
fingernail,
fingerpick,
fingerprint
Definition for fingering (2 of 2)
finger
[ fing-ger ]
/ ˈfɪŋ gər /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to touch or handle something with the fingers.
to extend in or as in the shape of a finger: Landing piers finger out into the river along the city's shoreline.
Origin of finger
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German
Finger, Dutch
vinger, Old Norse
fingr, Gothic
figgrs
OTHER WORDS FROM finger
fin·ger·er, noun fin·ger·less, adjective re·fin·ger, verbExample sentences from the Web for fingering
British Dictionary definitions for fingering (1 of 3)
fingering
1
/ (ˈfɪŋɡərɪŋ) /
noun
the technique or art of using one's fingers in playing a musical instrument, esp the piano
the numerals in a musical part indicating this
British Dictionary definitions for fingering (2 of 3)
fingering
2
/ (ˈfɪŋɡərɪŋ) /
noun
fine wool for knitting
Word Origin for fingering
C17: from earlier
fingram, perhaps from Old French
fin grain fine grain
British Dictionary definitions for fingering (3 of 3)
finger
/ (ˈfɪŋɡə) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of finger
fingerer, noun fingerless, adjectiveWord Origin for finger
Old English; related to Old Norse
fingr, Gothic
figgrs, Old High German
fingar; see
five,
fist
Medical definitions for fingering
finger
[ fĭng′gər ]
n.
One of the five digits of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
Idioms and Phrases with fingering
finger