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The music teacher showed the correct fingering.
What does Fingering mean?
The way fingers are used.
Dictionary definition
The way fingers are used to play a musical instrument or handle something.
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Fingering in a sentence
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Good fingering helps a pianist play smoothly.
hard
Changing the fingering can make a difficult passage easier to perform.
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What does fingering mean?
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Which word is closest in meaning to fingering?
Touching is close in meaning to fingering.
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Dropping contrasts with fingering.
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WordFingering.
Partnoun, verb.
MeaningFingering means The way fingers are used.
ExampleExample: The music teacher showed the correct fingering.
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- Syllables
- fing · ger · ing
- Strongest beat
- fing
- Ending
- ing
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on fing.
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Synonyms
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touchingUsing the fingers to touch or handle.
fingerRelated word that supports the meaning of fingering.
Antonyms
Opposite words
droppingLetting something fall.
opposite ideaA contrasting idea to fingering, depending on context.
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Fingering word family
Base word
fingering
noun
fingerings
More than one fingering.
verb
fingeringed
Past form of fingering.
verb
fingeringing
Action form of fingering.
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