fingering

[fing-ger-ing] / ˈfɪŋ gər ɪŋ /

VERB

touch lightly

Synonyms

STRONG

feel fiddle grope handle manipulate maul meddle palpate paw thumb

WEAK

play with toy with

Antonyms

WEAK

ignore manhandle pass over

VERB

choose, designate

Synonyms

STRONG

appoint determine identify indicate locate make name nominate specify tap

WEAK

pin down point out

Antonyms

STRONG

ignore lose miss refuse

WEAK

manhandle pass over

Example Sentences

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“These are some of the only things I took with me when I left,” she said, fingering the yellowing pages near a window that overlooks the Washington Monument.

From Washington Post

Money changers fingering wads of dollars are seemingly everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times

In junior high, he was given a battered cornet to play and, overnight, learned the fingerings of the instrument and the next day played “Pomp and Circumstance” for the band teacher.

From Washington Post

“I changed his position, his bowings, his fingerings, and I was just in absolute shock that he was able to take everything in so quickly. I knew I was working with somebody special.”

From Washington Post

“The reason it’s kind of fingering out is you’ll see where some of that forest mitigation has happened,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times