noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
hold
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He also held his forefinger to his lips, indicating that they might be overheard.
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She was the Amazon, with a crimson headdress, eyeing the miniature man she held between thumb and forefinger .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At least the socket in the tip of her left forefinger hardly showed.
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He took her chin between thumb and forefinger , tilting her mutinous face up for his cool inspection.
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I lifted the vase between my thumb and forefinger .
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Once more Sethe touched a wet forefinger to the stove.
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She licked her undamaged forefinger and rubbed away the tear traces.
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The bald man beside her raised his forefinger .
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Uncle Walter remained seated with the thumb and forefinger pressed against his closed eyes.