finger spelling

A form of fingerspelling — The practice of representing the letters of an alphabet using just the hands to spell out words.

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Meanings

nounfinger spelling (countable and uncountable, plural finger spellings)

plural finger spellings

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of fingerspelling.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan alphabet of manual signs

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fingerspelling
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fingerspelling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

finger spelling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20spelling

MLA

“finger spelling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20spelling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finger spelling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finger%20spelling.

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