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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

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

A lovingly acquired brushed-steel spoon that you can cradle between your forefinger and thumb and use to collect all your tears about everything, everyone, everywhere, because why is it all so hard?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 21, 2024

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

He rubbed his eyes with his thumb and forefinger.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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

“It’s not just some words on wall,” Traylor said of the motto signified by a hand gesture that creates a triangle with the two thumbs and forefingers.

From Seattle Times Dec. 2, 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

They reach out their arms and use their thumbs and forefingers to pinch the air in front of them.

From New York Times Mar. 19, 2018

I reached down with the tips of my two forefingers and tickled the tiny, furry spaces behind the rat’s ears.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli




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