forefinger

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He closes his eyes, takes a deep breath and touches the forefinger and middle finger of his right hand to his lips.

From Salon • Sep. 7, 2025

In a study published in 2022, Makin used a nerve blocker to temporarily mimic the effect of amputation of the forefinger in her subjects.

From Science Daily • Nov. 21, 2023

Simultaneously, people had to press a button on the steering wheel with their left forefinger each time a small device attached to their left collarbone vibrated.

From Scientific American • Jul. 28, 2023

And from then on it's all about gesture control - the headset tracks where you are looking so when you look at an app and pinch your thumb and forefinger together, it opens.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2023

The Basque wagged a forefinger at him and handed the bottle back, slapping in the cork with the palm of his hand.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway