forefinger
the first finger next to the thumb.
Origin of forefinger
1- Also called index finger.
Words Nearby forefinger
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How to use forefinger in a sentence
Place your hand on one edge of the skin, and using your thumb and forefinger, pinch the edge of the skin and lift it off the meat.
Puerto Rican pernil is a standout Thanksgiving roast. Just guard that crispy skin. | Monti Carlo | November 18, 2021 | Washington PostThe glove has touchscreen-compatible panels on the thumb and forefinger.
The emphasis was his: a high quivering shout, a forefinger stabbing upward.
Yeshayahu Leibowitz Is Not The Name Of A Street | Gershom Gorenberg | April 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is more of the uplifted forefinger and the reiterated point than I should have allowed myself in an essay.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsA muscle twitched in his corded neck; Arnold eased his long frame into a chair, rubbed thumb and forefinger at his eyes.
We're Friends, Now | Henry Hasse
Then Sogrange's voice and the beat of his forefinger upon the table stiffened him into sudden alertness.
The Double Four | E. Phillips OppenheimThe garon laughed; held up one hand, with the forefinger crooked.
Meanwhile Carie talked busily to herself, gesticulating with one small forefinger.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley Leonard
British Dictionary definitions for forefinger
/ (ˈfɔːˌfɪŋɡə) /
the finger next to the thumb: Also called: index finger
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