forefinger

[ fawr-fing-ger, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔrˌfɪŋ gər, ˈfoʊr- /

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noun

the first finger next to the thumb.

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Also called index finger.

Origin of forefinger

First recorded in 1400–50, forefinger is from the late Middle English word forefyngure.See fore-, finger

Words nearby forefinger

foreface, forefather, Forefathers' Day, forefeel, forefend, forefinger, forefoot, forefront, foregather, foregift, foreglimpse

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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 Post
The glove has touchscreen-compatible panels on the thumb and forefinger.
The Best Men’s Running Gear of 2022|jversteegh|October 26, 2021|Outside Online
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|DAILY BEAST
There 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) Wells

A 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 Oppenheim
The garon laughed; held up one hand, with the forefinger crooked.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850|Various
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

forefinger

/ (ˈfɔːˌfɪŋɡə) /

noun

the finger next to the thumbAlso called: index finger

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