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forefinger

[fawr-fing-ger, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌfɪŋ gər, ˈfoʊr- /
NOUN
index finger
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Mustaine says, rubbing a forefinger over his black knit cap that hides his leonine locks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

He closes his eyes, takes a deep breath and touches the forefinger and middle finger of his right hand to his lips.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2025

In a study published in 2022, Makin used a nerve blocker to temporarily mimic the effect of amputation of the forefinger in her subjects.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023

Simultaneously, people had to press a button on the steering wheel with their left forefinger each time a small device attached to their left collarbone vibrated.

From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2023

He slowly raised his forearm and tapped his chest with his forefinger.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

To emphasize the designer’s practicality-meets-design approach, Rogen gestured to another Bosse creation, this one a hand-shaped brass ashtray with forefingers poised mid-pinch.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2024

Before receiving their handouts, men signed a list by pressing their forefingers dipped in blue ink; women used red.

From New York Times ● Dec. 24, 2022

When she landed firm and kept her footing on her final jump, she pointed one, then both forefingers to the sky.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2022

And then, perhaps, he puts his thumbs and forefingers together to form a square so that he can look at her through the square.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 10, 2018

During her stay in Primrose Hill she borrowed her uncles typewriter, took over the dining room and typed out her final draft with her forefingers.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan


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