Meanings
nounfingering (countable and uncountable, plural fingerings)
plural fingerings
- uncountableentertainmentThe act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.
She has a very good notion of fingering, though her taste is not equal to Anne's.
1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice - countableentertainmentA specific method of using the fingers to play an instrument.
That chord has two fingerings.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of finger
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA thin woollen yarn for stockings.
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Translations
Catalan digitació, digitació
- digitacióplaying a musical instrument
- digitacióspecific method
- inserció del ditmanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
Chinese Mandarin 指法, 指法
- 指法 (zhǐfǎ)playing a musical instrument
- 指法 (zhǐfǎ)specific method
- 指交 (zhǐjiāo)manual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
Czech prstoklad, prstění
- prstokladspecific method
- prstěnímanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
Dutch vingeren
- vingerenmanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
Finnish sormitus, sormitus
- sormitusplaying a musical instrument
- sormitusspecific method
- sormiseksimanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
- sormitusmanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
- sormetusmanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
French doigté, doigtage
- doigtéplaying a musical instrument
- doigtagemanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
German Fingersatz, fingern
- Fingersatzspecific method
- fingernmanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
Hebrew אִצְבּוּעַ
- אִצְבּוּעַ (itzbúa')specific method
Hungarian ujjrend
- ujjrendplaying a musical instrument
Indonesian colmek
- colmekmanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
Italian manualità, gestualità
- manualitàplaying a musical instrument
- gestualitàplaying a musical instrument
- ditalinomanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
Japanese 手マン
- 手マン (te-man)manual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
Māori pokipoki
- pokipokiplaying a musical instrument
Polish aplikatura, palcowanie
- aplikaturaplaying a musical instrument
- palcowanieplaying a musical instrument
- palcówkamanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
Portuguese dedilhamento, dedilhação
- dedilhamentoplaying a musical instrument
- dedilhaçãoplaying a musical instrument
- digitaçãoplaying a musical instrument
- dedilhadoplaying a musical instrument
- digitaçãospecific method
- dedilhaçãomanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
- siriricamanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
Russian аппликату́ра, аппликату́ра
- аппликату́ра (applikatúra)playing a musical instrument
- аппликату́ра (applikatúra)specific method
- фи́нгеринг (fíngering)manual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
Slovak prstoklad
- prstokladspecific method
Spanish insertar, insertar
- insertarmanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
- insertarmanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
- dedearmanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
Thai ใช้นิ้ว, ตกเบ็ด
- ใช้นิ้วmanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
- ตกเบ็ด (dtòk-bèt)manual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
Turkish tıngırdatma, parmaklama
- tıngırdatmaplaying a musical instrument
- parmaklamamanual stimulation of the vulva, vagina or anus
Cite this entry
APA
fingering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingering
MLA
“fingering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingering. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fingering,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fingering.
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