fingering
noun
[ ˈfɪŋɡ(ə)rɪŋ ]
• a manner or technique of using the fingers, especially to play a musical instrument.
• "he once studied keyboard fingering"
fingering
noun
• fine wool for hand knitting.
Origin:
early 17th century (as fingram ): perhaps from French fin grain ‘fine grain’. Compare with grogram and grosgrain.
finger
verb
• touch or feel with the fingers.
• "the thin man fingered his moustache"
Similar:
touch,
feel,
handle,
manipulate,
stroke,
rub,
caress,
fondle,
toy with,
play (about) with,
play (around) with,
fiddle with,
twiddle with,
maul,
meddle with,
manhandle,
pull,
grab,
put one's hands on,
lay a finger on,
paw,
mess,
• inform on (someone) to the police.
• "he was fingered by a supergrass and charged with murder"
• play (a passage) with a particular sequence of positions of the fingers.
Origin:
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vinger and German Finger .
