# fingering

Pronunciation: US say "FING-gur-ing" /ˈfɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/; UK say "FING-guh-ring" /ˈfɪŋɡəɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The use of the fingers in playing a musical instrument.
   - Simple: The use of your fingers when playing a musical instrument.
   - _Proper fingering on the violin develops only with years of patient practice._
   - _His fingering on the keyboard stayed smooth even at high speed._
2. A particular arrangement of the fingers used to play a given passage on an instrument.
   - Simple: A set way of placing your fingers to play a piece of music.
   - _The editor suggested an easier fingering for the opening run._
   - _Guitarists often debate which fingering works best for barre chords._
3. Sexual stimulation with the fingers of one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.
   - Simple: Touching your own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus with the fingers for sexual pleasure.
   - _Their honest conversation about consent covered fingering and other forms of touch._
   - _He learned that fingering required patience and clear communication._
5. A thin woolen yarn used for making stockings.
   - Simple: A thin wool yarn used for knitting stockings.
   - _Knitters prize fingering for its fine, even texture in delicate garments._
   - _The shop stocked fingering in dozens of muted colors._

## Verb

4. Present participle and gerund of finger. — present participle and gerund of finger
   - Simple: Present participle of finger. Use this form for the action while it is happening.
   - _Witnesses accused her of fingering an innocent man to the police._
   - _She stood fingering her necklace nervously throughout the meeting._

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