- 1finger something to touch or feel something with your fingers Gary sat fingering his beard, saying nothing.
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- 2finger somebody (for something) finger somebody (as something) (informal) to accuse someone of doing something illegal and tell the police about it Who fingered him for the burglaries?
finger
verbNAmE//ˈfɪŋɡər//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they finger he / she / it fingers
past simple fingered
-ing form fingering
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