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finger

[fing-ger] / ˈfɪŋ gər /






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Son put his finger to his lips in the universal “shhh” sign and then did his patented camera celebration — click! — miming a snapshot.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

Digit ratio compares the length of the index finger, known as 2D, with the length of the ring finger, known as 4D.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

"You couldn't even get your little finger in there. It's been a year and a half, but my eye still feels strained and I constantly want to force it open," she told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

"I've played the golf course a lot, but I can't put my finger on what necessarily is needed," said the 2022 US Open winner.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

You sit, trace the floral design with your finger.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

It's fingers crossed for him at the moment though - SpaceX succeeded in its fourth attempt, he says.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Cafeteria staples like pizza, burgers and chicken fingers will be made with higher-quality ingredients.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

I had my fingers crossed that “Late Night” would haul out Mee-Maw for one last jig when it returned on Monday.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

Metres away, other photographers yelled instructions to ornately dressed young women who held their fingers in victory signs and arched their backs for the camera.

From Barron's Jul. 13, 2026

Skilled watchmaker’s fingers closed over mine and gently unwound them.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

"It's more a theme park than a shopping mall," Germany supporter Michael Karg, 48, said as he fingered through an A-Z list of restaurants on a digital directory.

From Barron's Jun. 27, 2026

So it didn't take long for Mr Freeman – legally known as Desmond Filby – to be fingered as the alleged culprit.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2025

They attacked France as a liar who had fingered Leasure to save himself.

From Los Angeles Times May 15, 2024

And while a species commonly known as "the rat flea" has been fingered as the main culprit in plague outbreaks, a species known as "the human flea" may play a secondary role.

From Science Daily May 1, 2024

Kote fingered the buttons of his shirt for a moment, then decided against removing it.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

Other remaining brand-name correspondents, including the ageless Lesley Stahl, for a while were feared to be fingering their rip cords too.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

"I tend now to play parts of chords, rather than fingering the whole damn thing. I use these shortcuts that would be a nightmare for a guitar teacher."

From BBC Nov. 21, 2023

She had a leopard scarf elegantly wrapped around her head and was fingering a glittering ring and staring blankly into the distance.

From Reuters Feb. 7, 2023

He looked away, fingering a frayed edge of the carpet.

From Salon Dec. 15, 2022

She mused awhile, fingering her pursed lower lip, and she said at last, “I do not know anyone there. I shall have to find a way. Who is the keeper of this woman?”

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck




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