fin·ger·ing — /ˈfıŋgɚrıŋ/ noun [noncount] : the way in which the fingers are used and positioned in order to play a musical instrument … Useful english dictionary
fin|ger|print|ing — «FIHNG guhr PRIHN tihng», noun. the art or technique of taking fingerprints and using them as a means of identification … Useful english dictionary
ger — ag·ger; an·ger·ly; ar·mi·ger; as·trol·o·ger; au·ger; aus·trin·ger; bag·ger; bal·in·ger; bee·ger·ite; ber·ger; boot·leg·ger; bött·ger; bou·lan·ger·ite; brag·ger; braun·schwei·ger; brev·i·ger; brög·ger·ite; bud·ger·ee; bud·ger·i·gar; bud·ger·ow;… … English syllables
fin — af·fin·i·tive; af·fin·i·ty; al·fin; an·thra·ru·fin; ar·ci·fin·i·ous; ar·gen·taf·fin; bif·fin; bof·fin; chro·maf·fin; cof·fin·less; con·fin·i·ty; cuf·fin; de·fin·abil·i·ty; de·fin·able; de·fin·er; de·fin·i·en·dum; de·fin·i·ens; de·fin·i·tive·ly;… … English syllables
fingering — fin|ger|ing [ˈfıŋgərıŋ] n [U] the positions in which a musician puts his or her fingers to play a piece of music, or the order in which he or she uses the fingers … Dictionary of contemporary English
fingering — fin|ger|ing [ fıŋgərıŋ ] noun count or uncount the positions of your fingers and the way you move them when you are playing a musical instrument … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fingering — fin•ger•ing [[t]ˈfɪŋ gər ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act of a person who fingers 2) mad a) the action or method of using the fingers in playing on an instrument b) the indication of the way the fingers are to be used in performing a piece of music •… … From formal English to slang
finger — fin·ger vt fin·gered, fin·ger·ing: to accuse or identify as guilty was fingered simply because he fit the stereotype of a young, black street criminal Jack Ewing Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Fingering — Fin ger*ing, n. 1. The act or process of handling or touching with the fingers. [1913 Webster] The mere sight and fingering of money. Grew. [1913 Webster] 2. The manner of using the fingers in playing or striking the keys of an instrument of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fingerpick — fin·ger·pick (fĭngʹgər pĭk ) v. fin·ger·picked, fin·ger·pick·ing, fin·ger·picks v. intr. To play a stringed instrument, such as the guitar or banjo, by plucking individual strings with the fingers. v. tr. To play (a stringed instrument) by… … Universalium