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forefinger

[fawr-fing-ger, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌfɪŋ gər, ˈfoʊr- /
NOUN
index finger
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A visibly annoyed Mr. Macron made a circular motion around his right temple with his forefinger.

From New York Times

Make sure you can squish foods between your thumb and forefinger, mimicking the pressure of a baby’s tongue against their palate.

From Washington Post

With his left thumb and forefinger, Cajal adjusted the corners of the slide as if it were a miniature picture frame under the lens of his microscope.

From Scientific American

When I returned to L.A. a week or so later, there was a sore on my left forefinger that wouldn't heal.

From Salon

He added he "used his forefinger to direct the fan to 'come over and say it to my face' and did not gesture with my middle finger".

From BBC