Noun
- 1. fingering, placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
- usage: the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument
- 2. fingering, touch, touching
- usage: touching something with the fingers
Verb
- 1. finger, thumb, touch
- usage: feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book"
- 2. feel, finger
- usage: examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater"
- 3. finger, search, seek, look for
- usage: search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"
- 4. finger, indicate, point, designate, show
- usage: indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments
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