forefinger
pronunciation
How to pronounce forefinger in British English:
UK [ˈfɔ:fɪŋgə(r)]
How to pronounce forefinger in American English:
US [ˈfɔrfɪŋgə(r)]
-
- Noun:
- the finger next to the thumb
Word Origin
- forefinger (n.)
- mid-15c., from fore- + finger (n.). So called because it is considered the first next to the thumb.
Example
- 1. To dream of your forefinger , signifies authority , direction , judgment .
- 2. Sexual virtuosos recommend inserting the forefinger to about the second knuckle and making a ' come here ' motion towards the front vaginal wall .
- 3. Grasp the neck of the bottle in your non-dominant hand , with your forefinger wrapped around the cap .
- 4. Close your forefinger to grasp the bottom edge of the lighter against the bottom edge of the cap , as pictured above .
- 5. " Well , the season is over ...... again , " she repeated as she escorted us down the long entranceway , like a museum guide wiggling vaguely a forefinger at flowers and plants to the left and the right .