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fingering

noun C1
  1. The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument. (uncountable)
  2. A specific method of using the fingers to play an instrument. (countable) · That chord has two fingerings.
  3. The act of using the fingers to sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus. (uncountable)
  4. A thin woollen yarn for stockings. (countable, uncountable)

Plural fingerings

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"It is no use your fingering your revolver, my friend," he said, in a quiet voice.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 41 · B2
She has a very good notion of fingering, though her taste is not equal to Anne’s.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 204 · B2

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