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forefinger

[fawr-fing-ger, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌfɪŋ gər, ˈfoʊr- /
NOUN
index finger
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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

Green held the thumb and forefinger of one hand maybe an inch apart to indicate how close.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 15, 2025

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

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

I took the hat gingerly between my thumb and forefinger.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

To emphasize the designer’s practicality-meets-design approach, Rogen gestured to another Bosse creation, this one a hand-shaped brass ashtray with forefingers poised mid-pinch.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2024

Before receiving their handouts, men signed a list by pressing their forefingers dipped in blue ink; women used red.

From New York Times Dec. 24, 2022

When she landed firm and kept her footing on her final jump, she pointed one, then both forefingers to the sky.

From Seattle Times Feb. 14, 2022

And then, perhaps, he puts his thumbs and forefingers together to form a square so that he can look at her through the square.

From The New Yorker Dec. 10, 2018

He brought his hands close together, made a steeple of his forefingers, and stared at Shadow with watery hazel eyes.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman




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