Meaning

1 senses

  1. To move or deflect with the fingertips.

Examples

24 sentences

  1. Tom rubbed his temples with his fingertips.

    deTom massierte sich mit den Fingerspitzen die Schläfen.

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  2. Can you spin a basketball on your fingertip?

    ruТы можешь крутить баскетбольный мяч на пальце?

    deKannst du einen Basketball auf dem Finger kreiseln lassen?

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  3. He blew on his fingertips.

    ruОн подул на кончики пальцев.

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  4. Tom blew on his fingertips.

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  5. I burnt my fingertip.

    ruЯ обжёг кончик пальца.

    deIch verbrannte mir die Fingerkuppe.

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Origin

From finger + tip. Compare tiptoe and toetip.

From finger + tip. Compare tiptoe and toetip.

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Forms

fingertips, fingertipping, fingertipped, fingertipped
Base formfingertip · to fingertip
3rd person singularfingertips
Present participlefingertipping
Past simplefingertipped
Past participlefingertipped

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfingertip
he, she, itfingertips

Past simpleLesson

all personsfingertipped

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave fingertipped
he, she, ithas fingertipped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill fingertip

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
fingerB1fingernailB2fingerprintfinickyfinishA1finite
fingertip — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto