fingerpicking

noun

fin·​ger·​pick·​ing ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌpi-kiŋ 

: a method of playing a stringed instrument (such as a guitar) with the thumb and tips of the fingers rather than with a pick

fingerpick

ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌpik 

verb

Examples of fingerpicking in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cunningham, celebrated for her sophisticated fingerpicking and intricate compositions, joins forces with Bird, whose distinctive violin work and plaintive vocals have earned him critical acclaim. —Charlie Harding, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024

With just the Punisher singer on guitar and Baker on a mandolin, their gentle fingerpicking uplifted their tender, romantic vocals and made the song sound like one that could’ve fit seamlessly onto their debut album, the record. —Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2023

It’s pushed along by his stout acoustic guitar strumming and David Rea’s sleek fingerpicking accents, which reinforce the lyric’s hauteur. —Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 2 May 2023

One woman’s courtly voice, accompanied only by her soft fingerpicking on acoustic guitar. —James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Apr. 2023

Watson was also an accomplished practitioner of fingerpicking, a guitar style involving plucking strings with the thumb and one or more fingertips using fingerpicks or fingernails. —Ted Olson, The Conversation, 28 Feb. 2023

The album, showcasing her probingly personal writing, affectingly understated voice, and magnetically dexterous acoustic folk-blues fingerpicking, is the work of an accomplished and distinctive artist. —Steve Hochman, SPIN, 2 Feb. 2023

Doc Watson inspiring the young, hungry guitarist, Tuttle occupied herself with learning flatpicking and fingerpicking. —Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2023

Dolly Parton’s theme park gets into the holiday spirit in a way that rivals Radio City’s Rockettes — with fewer kicklines but far more fingerpicking. —Melena Ryzik Stacy Kranitz, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1956, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fingerpicking

• politicking
• clicking
• flicking
• kicking
• nicking
• picking
• pricking
• sticking
• ticking
• tricking
• wicking
• picnicking