Antonyms for fingered

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fing-gerd

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪŋ gərd

Definition of fingered

Origin : early 15c., "to touch or point to with the finger" (but cf. fingering from late 14c.), from finger (n.). Sense of "play upon a musical instrument" is from 1510s. The meaning "identify a criminal" is underworld slang first recorded 1930. Related: Fingered; fingering.

verb touch lightly
verb choose, designate

Example sentences :

Charles had said as he fingered his throat, which was patched with black and blue.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

He fingered the strand on Young Pine's neck, making signs of friendship.
Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin

Josie fingered the contents of her purse expectantly, but Duncan hung in the wind.
Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance

The braided one fingered indecisively the broad brim of a gray sombrero.
Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower

As he fingered the instrument his hands seemed to have become all eyes.
Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin

He fingered the band on the stovepipe as if he saw it for the first time.
Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington

She got up, so that she was on her knees, and fingered the lapels of his coat.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

He fingered his snowy stock, and bent upon her eyes of glowing adoration.
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

The Italian fingered his tattered hat, his eyes on the ground.
Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini

A humorous ballad is usually a thing to be fingered gingerly.
Extract from : « The Balladists » by John Geddie

Synonyms for fingered

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