finger painting

noun

The technique of painting using the fingers instead of a brush.

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Meanings

nounfinger painting (countable and uncountable, plural finger paintings)

plural finger paintings

  1. countableuncountableThe technique of painting using the fingers instead of a brush.
  2. countableuncountableA painting made using this technique.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of finger paint
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APA

finger painting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20painting

MLA

“finger painting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20painting. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finger painting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20painting.

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