Fingerpicking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Fingerpicking is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of fingerpick.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of fingerpick.
More Meanings
- (music) The plucking of the individual strings of a stringed instrument with the fingers
Example Sentences
Her largely unadorned sound hinges on scratchy, intimate fingerpickings and her warm Northern Ireland accent — and is a worthy, pensive addition to record shelves already lined with Sharon Van Etten and Damien Rice.
Word Forms
- fingerpickings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include downpicking, flatpicking, pick, thumbpick, fingertapping, quill.
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