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Fingering   /fˈɪŋgərɪŋ/   Listen
noun
Fingering  n.  
1.
The act or process of handling or touching with the fingers. "The mere sight and fingering of money."
2.
The manner of using the fingers in playing or striking the keys of an instrument of music; movement or management of the fingers in playing on a musical instrument, in typewriting, etc.
3.
The marking of the notes of a piece of music to guide or regulate the action or use of the fingers.
4.
Delicate work made with the fingers.


verb
Finger  v. t.  (past & past part. fingered; pres. part. fingering)  
1.
To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with. "Let the papers lie; You would be fingering them to anger me."
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.
5.
To execute, as any delicate work.


Finger  v. i.  (Mus.) To use the fingers in playing on an instrument.





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"Fingering" Quotes from Famous Books



... Thus: "Your fingering there is not correct, Miss Krieff," he would say in a low tone. "You must put the second finger on G. I have not yet ...
— The Cryptogram - A Novel • James De Mille
... he never held himself aloof as superior to others. When pupils were discouraged he reminded them how hard he had always been compelled to work, and assured them that equal industry would lead them to success. He gave the thumb its proper place on the keyboard, and materially improved fingering. Tranquillity and poetic beauty being prime essentials of his playing, he preferred to the more brilliant harpsichord, or spinet, the clavichord, whose thrilling, tremulous tone, owing to its construction, was exceedingly sensitive ...
— For Every Music Lover - A Series of Practical Essays on Music • Aubertine Woodward Moore
... officer was saying, fingering his diminutive mustache and viewing the scene with a somewhat contemptuous smile. "You said if I would bring you in for a moment you ...
— Quin • Alice Hegan Rice
... the edge of his cot, gripping the square butt of the automatic in his hand and tentatively fingering the trigger, the origin of the shadow moved slowly, ever so slowly, into the range of his ...
— Peter the Brazen - A Mystery Story of Modern China • George F. Worts
... Pa, and I'll pay it back to you just as soon as I can get a dollar changed," said Obadiah proudly, fingering the ...
— Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know • Various


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