Fingering

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The technique used in playing a musical instrument with the fingers.
  • n. The indication on a musical score of which fingers are to be used in playing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. (uncountable) The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.
  • n. (countable) A specific method of using the fingers to play an instrument.
  • n. The act of using the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus.
  • v. Present participle of finger.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act or process of handling or touching with the fingers.
  • n. The manner of using the fingers in playing or striking the keys of an instrument of music; movement or management of the fingers in playing on a musical instrument, in typewriting, etc.
  • n. The marking of the notes of a piece of music to guide or regulate the action or use of the fingers.
  • n. Delicate work made with the fingers.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of touching lightly or handling.
  • n. Beckoning with the finger.
  • n. In music: The method of using the fingers upon a fingered instrument, especially so as to produce given effects in the best way.
  • n. An indication by figures, upon a piece of music, of the fingers to be used in its performance.
  • n. Delicate work done with the fingers.
  • n. A thick, loose woolen yarn used for knitting stockings, etc.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument
  • n. touching something with the fingers
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    placement    position    location    locating    emplacement   
    Verb Stem
    finger   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    lingering