forefinger

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Two weeks later, Hess held his thumb and forefinger in the shape of an “L” to his forehead after his first qualifying run.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

Young male gamers had taken issue with a single frame in the trailer, in which the female character could be seen holding her thumb and forefinger close together.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2025

The procedure, called umbilical cord milking, involves gently squeezing the cord between the thumb and forefinger and pushing the blood into the newborn's abdomen.

From Science Daily • Nov. 9, 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

I carefully pressed the thorns off their stems with my forefinger and thumb before laying them on the cradle of her shirt.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall