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fingering noun

  • (music, uncountable) The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.
 sormitus, sormetus, sormiseksi
  • (uncountable) The act of using the fingers to stimulate one's own, or another person's, vulva, vagina, or anus.
 sormetus, sormiseksi, sormitus
  • (music, countable) A specific method of using the fingers to play an instrument.
 sormitus

finger noun

  /ˈfɪŋəɹ/ , /ˈfɪŋɡə/ , /ˈfɪŋɡəɹ/
  • (anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
 sormi, näppi
  • (nautical) Clipping of finger pier (“a shorter, narrower pier projecting from a larger dock”).
 laituri
  • (cuisine) Finger-shaped pieces of food.
 puikko, tikku
  • Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.
 sormi
  • (informal, obsolete) Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.
 sorminäppäryys
  • (fashion) A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.
 tilkka

finger verb

  /ˈfɪŋəɹ/ , /ˈfɪŋɡə/ , /ˈfɪŋɡəɹ/
  • (transitive, sex) To use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.
 sormettaa
  • (transitive) To report to or identify for the authorities; to inform on.
 hivellä, näpelöidä, sormeilla
  • (transitive, music) To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.
 hivellä, näpelöidä, sormeilla, sormittaa
  • (transitive) To identify or point out; to blame for something.
 näyttää, osoittaa
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