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forefinger

[fawr-fing-ger, fohr-] / ˈfɔrˌfɪŋ gər, ˈfoʊr- /
NOUN
index finger
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By snapping the strings of a new guitar with his thumb and forefinger and adding a clarinet part, Post nailed the score.

From Washington Post

“I’ve only let myself go that much,” he says, spreading his thumb and forefinger an inch apart.

From Los Angeles Times

Gesturing frantically, his forefinger jabbing the air, he would invite the audience to share his sense of disbelief and inhabit, if only for an hour, his very thin skin.

From New York Times

Then she holds it in a “bander’s grip” — with her forefinger and middle finger loosely on either side of the bird’s neck, and another two fingers around its body.

From Seattle Times

The Sparks forward formed a circle with her thumb and forefinger, holding the loop over her eye like a monocle while flashing a wide smile.

From Los Angeles Times