fingering

Etymology

noun

1. (music, uncountable) The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.
   She has a very good notion of fingering, though her taste is not equal to Anne's. 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
2. (music, countable) A specific method of using the fingers to play an instrument.
   That chord has two fingerings.
3. (uncountable) The act of using the fingers to stimulate one's own vulva, vagina, or anus as a form of masturbation.
4. (uncountable) The act of using the fingers to stimulate another person's vulva or vagina.
5. (uncountable) The use of one's fingers to stimulate another person's anus.
6. A thick woollen yarn for stockings.

verb

1. present participle and gerund of finger