forefinger
Americannoun
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forefingers
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of forefinger
First recorded in 1400–50, forefinger is from the late Middle English word forefyngure. See fore-, finger
Vocabulary lists containing forefinger
Example Sentences
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He held his thumb and forefinger in a circle over his eye in celebration.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Young male gamers had taken issue with a single frame in the trailer, in which the female character could be seen holding her thumb and forefinger close together.
From BBC ● Jan. 11, 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
I don't know how to put this other than to form a rhetorical circle with my thumb and forefinger signaling a big fat goose egg.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2023
“As you say, Pip,” returned Mr. Jaggers, turning his eyes upon me coolly, and taking a bite at his forefinger, “I am not at all responsible for that.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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
“It’s not just some words on wall,” Traylor said of the motto signified by a hand gesture that creates a triangle with the two thumbs and forefingers.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 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
He drummed his steering wheel with his forefingers and bit his lower lip as if he was suddenly in deep thought.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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