fingering

He stood over it muttering to himself, thoughtfully fingering a filament of his mustache.

A soldier, fingering the trigger of his assault rifle, confronts a group of terrified journalists: “What kind of American are you?” he asks.

Five of those indicted alongside him have pleaded guilty to their crimes, each fingering Pratt as the ringleader.

Lola kept fingering the broken part of her face as if she couldn’t stop.

Mr. Christie noted his pre-electoral career and the experience it give him in fingering Mr. Trump’s pattern of behavior.