was fingering
- past progressive of finger.
Example Sentences
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She had a leopard scarf elegantly wrapped around her head and was fingering a glittering ring and staring blankly into the distance.
From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2023
He was fingering his molars—the radiation had cost him two already.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 15, 2010
In his shirtsleeves, Diplomat Murray was fingering a pencil and thinking to himself as he looked out the window that in Ethiopia it must be raining too.
From Time Magazine Archive
Born in St. Joseph, Mo., Hawk began to play the piano at five, the cello at seven, and was fingering a sax at nine.
From Time Magazine Archive
Across the table a handsome youth was fingering a woodharp.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
