[てなぐさみ, tenagusami] (n) fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; gambling [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Finger \Fin"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fingered}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Fingering}.]
1. To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with.
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Let the papers lie;
You would be fingering them to anger me. --Shak.
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2. To touch lightly; to toy with.
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3. (Mus.)
(a) To perform on an instrument of music.
(b) To mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide
the fingers in playing.
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4. To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin. --Shak.
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5. To execute, as any delicate work.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fingering \Fin"ger*ing\, n.
1. The act or process of handling or touching with the
fingers.
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The mere sight and fingering of money. --Grew.
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2. The manner of using the fingers in playing or striking the
keys of an instrument of music; movement or management of
the fingers in playing on a musical instrument, in
typewriting, etc.
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3. The marking of the notes of a piece of music to guide or
regulate the action or use of the fingers.
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4. Delicate work made with the fingers. --Spenser.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fingering
n 1: the placement of the fingers for playing different notes
(or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument
2: touching something with the fingers
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
