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fin·ger·ing       [fing-ger-ing] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of a person who fingers.
2.Music.
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.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME; see finger, -ing1]
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fin·ger       (fĭng'gər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. One of the five digits of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
  2. The part of a glove designed to cover a finger.
  3. Something, such as an oblong peninsula, that resembles one of the digits of the hand.
  4. The length or width of a finger.
  5. A degree of participation; a share: "seems almost sure to have a finger or two in crafting the final blueprint" (George B. Merry).
  6. An obscene gesture of defiance or derision made by pointing or jabbing the middle finger upward. Often used with the.

v.   fin·gered, fin·ger·ing, fin·gers

v.   tr.
  1. To touch with the fingers; handle. See Synonyms at touch.
  2. Music
    1. To mark (a score) with indications of which fingers are to play the notes.
    2. To play (an instrument) by using the fingers in a particular order or way.
    3. To inform on.
    4. To designate, especially as an intended victim.
  3. Slang
    1. To inform on.
    2. To designate, especially as an intended victim.

v.   intr.
  1. To handle something with the fingers.
  2. Music To use the fingers in playing an instrument.


[Middle English, from Old English; see penkwe in Indo-European roots.]

fin'ger·er n., fin'ger·less adj.
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fin·ger·ing       (fĭng'gər-ĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The technique used in playing a musical instrument with the fingers.
  2. The indication on a musical score of which fingers are to be used in playing.

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fingering

noun
1. the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument 
2. touching something with the fingers 

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Fingering

Fin"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fingered; p. pr. & vb. n. Fingering.]

1. To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with.

Let the papers lie; You would be fingering them to anger me. --Shak.

2. To touch lightly; to toy with.

3. (Mus.) (a) To perform on an instrument of music. (b) To mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide the fingers in playing.

4. To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin. --Shak.

5. To execute, as any delicate work.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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