Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: fingered
IPA transcription: [f'ɪŋɡɚd]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: fingered
    Meaning: having or resembling a finger or fingers; often used in combination; "the fingered roots of giant trees"; "rosy-fingered"; "three-fingered cartoon characters"
Usage examples
  • "He is," replied the ape-man. Smith-Oldwick fingered the grip of his pistol.
  • He fingered the badge on his breast for a moment, and then he put an arm around the old woman and drew her close to him.
  • Mrs. Blaylock turned a glance of speaking tenderness upon the Colonel, fingered for a moment the silvery curl that drooped upon her bosom, then looked again toward the mountains.
  • The judge sat quiet, but the sergeant who dared not peer too closely, noticed a sudden constriction in the fingers of the hand with which his host fingered a paper-cutter lying on the table between them.