n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: fin · gered ; fin · ger · ing \ -g( ə -)ri ŋ \
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 : to touch or feel with the fingers
2 a : to play (a musical instrument) with the fingers b : to play (as notes or chords) with a specific fingering c : to mark the notes of (a music score) as a guide in playing
3 : to point out : IDENTIFY
4 : to extend into or penetrate in the shape of a finger
intransitive verb
1 : to touch or handle something
2 a : to use the fingers in playing a musical instrument b : to have a certain fingering ― used of a musical instrument
3 : to extend in the shape or manner of a finger