fingering

Plural: fingerings

Noun

• the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument
• touching something with the fingers
• The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.
• A specific method of using the fingers to play an instrument.
• The act of using the fingers to stimulate one's own, or another person's, vulva, vagina, or anus.
• A thin woollen yarn for stockings.

Verb

• feel or handle with the fingers
• examine by touch
• search for on the computer
• indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments
• present participle and gerund of finger

Examples

• That chord has two fingerings.

Synonyms

feel, finger, thumb, sock yarn

Related Words

fingerer, manual sex