fingering
noun
fin·ger·ing
ˈfiŋ-g(ə-)riŋ 
1
a
: the act or method of using the fingers in playing an instrument
b
: the marking (as by figures on a musical score) of the method of fingering
2
: the act or process of handling or touching with the fingers
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While fingering can include penetration, it’s often focused externally.
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Quispe López, Them, 12 Mar. 2025
At its most basic definition, fingering is touching you or your partner’s genitals in specific ways to create pleasure.
—Quispe López, Them, 14 Feb. 2025
The Roli Piano can be used as a standalone learning system, but the addition of the Airwave controller launched last October will allow for more accurate analysis and honing of playing technique and fingering finesse.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025
Five of those indicted alongside him have pleaded guilty to their crimes, each fingering Pratt as the ringleader.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
There’s the fingering, there’s the picking, there’s the guitar choice, there’s the amplifier choice.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2023
This unique vibrator mimics the feeling of fingering with an internal motor that massages your G-spot—plus an external one that brings your clit in on the fun too.
—Kelsey Clark, Glamour, 16 Nov. 2023
Outside of the basic kissing, touching, fingering, shallowing technique, and massaging, there are other ways to turn yourself and your partner(s) on by foreplay in the bedroom and beyond.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Aug. 2023
Fireweed Mountain has a dozen fingering down its slopes.
—Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2023
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Quispe López, Them, 12 Mar. 2025
At its most basic definition, fingering is touching you or your partner’s genitals in specific ways to create pleasure.
—Quispe López, Them, 14 Feb. 2025
The Roli Piano can be used as a standalone learning system, but the addition of the Airwave controller launched last October will allow for more accurate analysis and honing of playing technique and fingering finesse.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 24 Jan. 2025
Five of those indicted alongside him have pleaded guilty to their crimes, each fingering Pratt as the ringleader.
—Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
There’s the fingering, there’s the picking, there’s the guitar choice, there’s the amplifier choice.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2023
This unique vibrator mimics the feeling of fingering with an internal motor that massages your G-spot—plus an external one that brings your clit in on the fun too.
—Kelsey Clark, Glamour, 16 Nov. 2023
Outside of the basic kissing, touching, fingering, shallowing technique, and massaging, there are other ways to turn yourself and your partner(s) on by foreplay in the bedroom and beyond.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 14 Aug. 2023
Fireweed Mountain has a dozen fingering down its slopes.
—Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 29 July 2023
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“Fingering.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fingering. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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