Synonyms:
fingering
Meaning: the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument
Usage examples
He stood there, staring into vacancy, idly fingering the pearls.
"This is not the wool I ordered," she said, fingering it carefully.
'No wonder no one couldn't find it!' he said, fingering his adornment proudly.
There at last they paused, where an ancient gaoler sat fingering a bunch of mighty keys.
He had been handling his letters, one by one; carefully fingering each, before laying it on the table beside him.
His most acute emotion he expressed by fingering the right-hand side of his ragged beard, whilst his eyes seemed to smoulder as his thoughts slowly took shape.
With one hand he was fingering a large brass button, which figured conspicuously in the centre of his small waistcoat, and this button was the subject of his theme.