Noun Don't stick your fingers in the cookie batter! He slipped the ring onto her finger. The baby held onto my thumb with her tiny fingers. She ran her fingers through his hair. He drummed his fingers on the table impatiently. a finger of land extending into the sea She was so mad, she gave him the finger. Some angry driver flipped me the finger on the highway this morning. Verb He was fingered as a suspect. thus far authorities haven't been able to finger the person who's been lighting fires around town See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Tuello also tells her about the finger and wedding band, and gives her the latter. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 14 Sep. 2022 There, the nurse pricked Summer’s finger to measure her blood glucose.AZCentral.com, 14 Sep. 2022 Both alums of the private university, the congresswoman and the developer sat side by side onstage, laughing and flashing the two-finger salute known to USC’s legion of proud fans. Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2022 Treat them to the classic Garrett Mix, which is a buttery, sweet and salty blend of cheddar and caramel , plus your choice of pizza toppings for a finger-licking experience. Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 10 Sep. 2022 Once open, that lever serves as a solid finger guard, preventing your hand from sliding forward onto the sharp edge. Wes Siler, Outside Online, 8 Sep. 2022 Mackey also dealt with Raynaud’s disease, which causes intense finger pain and inoperability when exposed to cold. Zaz Hollander, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Sep. 2022 Tessa posted a series of sweet pictures of their baby boy on Instagram, featuring a picture of Caspian with Tessa in the hospital as well as a picture of Caspian's hand wrapped around Barron's finger. Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Hundreds of thousands of Americans tear this index-finger-size ligament annually, often during activities that involve sudden stops and changes in direction like soccer or downhill skiing. Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022
Verb
In addition, neither Violante nor Gonzalez ever claimed Guevara leaned on them or threatened them to finger a specific suspect, as Guevara has been alleged to do in multiple other cases. Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2022 The permafrost around Fairbanks is discontinuous; jagged pieces of it finger north-facing slopes and enfold the low-lying valleys. Lois Parshley, Anchorage Daily News, 3 May 2022 Bennett compared the prints to finger flutings — a kind of prehistoric art made by people running their fingers over soft surfaces on cave walls. Nicoletta Lanese, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2021 The collections celebrated hand-wrought romance and, yes, tactility—the ability to finger the pearly shell shards on a friend’s Bottega dress IRL. Chloe Malle, Vogue, 16 July 2021 Danielle escapes to the buffet to finger stale-looking pastries, sandwiches filled with mayonnaise-y salads, gloopy pasta. Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 2 Apr. 2021 Auditors pored over his accounts in an attempt to finger him for corruption, an old tactic, but found nothing to justify prosecution. John Pomfret, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2021 Escape to rural roads in the Mazda, finger the paddle shifters in manual mode and it’s a fun box with tight handling and an eager drivetrain. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 19 Sep. 2020 As forensic virologists search to uncover the origins of COVID-19, bats have been fingered as a likely source. Diya Chacko, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German fingar finger
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1