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Definitions for fingering
ˈfɪŋ gər ɪŋfin·ger·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fingeringnoun

    the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument

  2. fingeringnoun

    touching something with the fingers

Wiktionary

  1. fingeringnoun

    The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.

  2. fingeringnoun

    A specific method of using the fingers to play an instrument.

    That chord has two fingerings.

  3. fingeringnoun

    The act of using the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus.

ChatGPT

  1. fingering

    Fingering generally refers to the technique of manipulating or operating something, especially with one's fingers. It can apply to a wide range of activities, such as playing a musical instrument by pressing the keys or strings with one's fingers, using fingers to navigate or operate electronic devices or touchscreens, or engaging in sexual activities involving manual stimulation of erogenous zones using the fingers.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Fingering

    of Finger

  2. Fingeringnoun

    the act or process of handling or touching with the fingers

  3. Fingeringnoun

    the manner of using the fingers in playing or striking the keys of an instrument of music; movement or management of the fingers in playing on a musical instrument, in typewriting, etc

  4. Fingeringnoun

    the marking of the notes of a piece of music to guide or regulate the action or use of the fingers

  5. Fingeringnoun

    delicate work made with the fingers

Wikidata

  1. Fingering

    In music, fingering is the choice of which fingers and hand positions to use when playing certain musical instruments. Fingering typically changes throughout a piece; the challenge of choosing good fingering for a piece is to make the hand movements as comfortable as possible without changing hand position too often. A fingering can be the result of the working process of the composer, who puts it into the manuscript, an editor, who adds it into the printed score, or the performer, who puts his or her own fingering in the score or in performance. A substitute fingering is an alternative to the indicated fingering, not to be confused with finger substitution. Fingering also applies to other instruments, such as woodwind, brass, and stringed instruments. Depending on the instrument, not all the fingers may be used. For example, saxophonists do not use the right thumb and string instruments only use the fingers.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of fingering in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of fingering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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