fingering
verb
- 1
To identify or point out. Also put the finger on. To report to or identify for the authorities, rat on, rat out, squeal on, tattle on, turn in.
- 2
To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.
- 3
To use the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus; to fingerbang
- 4
To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.
- 5
To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.
- 6
To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.
- 7
To steal; to purloin.
- 8
To execute, as any delicate work.
noun
- 1
The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.
- 2
A specific method of using the fingers to play an instrument.
“That chord has two fingerings.”
- 3
The act of using the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus.
- 4
A thick woollen yarn for stockings.
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