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Meaning of "fingerpick" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FINGERPICK

fingerpick  [ˈfɪŋɡəˌpɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FINGERPICK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fingerpick is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fingerpick in English.

WHAT DOES FINGERPICK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

fingerpick

Fingerpick

A fingerpick is a type of plectrum used most commonly for playing bluegrass style banjo music. Most fingerpicks are composed of metal or plastic. Unlike flat guitar picks, which are held between the thumb and finger and used one at a time, fingerpicks clip onto or wrap around the end of the fingers and thumb; thus one hand can pick several strings at once. Generally three are used: one for the thumb, and one each for the middle and index fingers. Fingerpicks worn on the thumb are generally called "thumbpicks". Most players use a plastic thumbpick while using metal fingerpicks. Fingerpicks come in a variety of thicknesses to accommodate different musicians' styles of playing. Thin picks produce a quieter, more delicate sound, while thick picks produce a heavier sound. Fingerpicks are also used by Hawaiian guitar players, Dobro players and bottleneck guitar players. Fingerpicks are sometimes considered easier to use than standard guitar picks, since fingerpicks provide more control than traditional guitar picks. By using fingerpicks, guitarists can play a bass line at the same time as they play a lead, and still get the sound of a standard guitar pick.

Definition of fingerpick in the English dictionary

The definition of fingerpick in the dictionary is to pluck the strings of an instrument with the fingers.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FINGERPICK

PRESENT

Present
I fingerpick
you fingerpick
he/she/it fingerpicks
we fingerpick
you fingerpick
they fingerpick
Present continuous
I am fingerpicking
you are fingerpicking
he/she/it is fingerpicking
we are fingerpicking
you are fingerpicking
they are fingerpicking
Present perfect
I have fingerpicked
you have fingerpicked
he/she/it has fingerpicked
we have fingerpicked
you have fingerpicked
they have fingerpicked
Present perfect continuous
I have been fingerpicking
you have been fingerpicking
he/she/it has been fingerpicking
we have been fingerpicking
you have been fingerpicking
they have been fingerpicking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I fingerpicked
you fingerpicked
he/she/it fingerpicked
we fingerpicked
you fingerpicked
they fingerpicked
Past continuous
I was fingerpicking
you were fingerpicking
he/she/it was fingerpicking
we were fingerpicking
you were fingerpicking
they were fingerpicking
Past perfect
I had fingerpicked
you had fingerpicked
he/she/it had fingerpicked
we had fingerpicked
you had fingerpicked
they had fingerpicked
Past perfect continuous
I had been fingerpicking
you had been fingerpicking
he/she/it had been fingerpicking
we had been fingerpicking
you had been fingerpicking
they had been fingerpicking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will fingerpick
you will fingerpick
he/she/it will fingerpick
we will fingerpick
you will fingerpick
they will fingerpick
Future continuous
I will be fingerpicking
you will be fingerpicking
he/she/it will be fingerpicking
we will be fingerpicking
you will be fingerpicking
they will be fingerpicking
Future perfect
I will have fingerpicked
you will have fingerpicked
he/she/it will have fingerpicked
we will have fingerpicked
you will have fingerpicked
they will have fingerpicked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been fingerpicking
you will have been fingerpicking
he/she/it will have been fingerpicking
we will have been fingerpicking
you will have been fingerpicking
they will have been fingerpicking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fingerpick
you would fingerpick
he/she/it would fingerpick
we would fingerpick
you would fingerpick
they would fingerpick
Conditional continuous
I would be fingerpicking
you would be fingerpicking
he/she/it would be fingerpicking
we would be fingerpicking
you would be fingerpicking
they would be fingerpicking
Conditional perfect
I would have fingerpick
you would have fingerpick
he/she/it would have fingerpick
we would have fingerpick
you would have fingerpick
they would have fingerpick
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fingerpicking
you would have been fingerpicking
he/she/it would have been fingerpicking
we would have been fingerpicking
you would have been fingerpicking
they would have been fingerpicking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you fingerpick
we let´s fingerpick
you fingerpick
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to fingerpick
Past participle
fingerpicked
Present Participle
fingerpicking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FINGERPICK


anisotropic
ænˌaɪsəʊˈtrɒpɪk
biopic
ˈbaɪəʊˌpɪk
earpick
ˈɪərˌpɪk
epic
ˈɛpɪk
flatpick
ˈflætˌpɪk
isotropic
ˌaɪsəʊˈtrɒpɪk
macroscopic
ˌməkrəʊˈskɒpɪk
microscopic
ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk
nutpick
ˈnʌtˌpɪk
off-topic
ˌɒfˈtɒpɪk
Olympic
əˈlɪmpɪk
phenotypic
ˌfiːnəʊˈtɪpɪk
philanthropic
ˌfɪlənˈθrɒpɪk
pic
pɪk
pick
pɪk
spectroscopic
ˈspɛktrəskɒpɪk
telescopic
ˌtɛlɪˈskɒpɪk
toothpick
ˈtuːθˌpɪk
topic
ˈtɒpɪk
tropic
ˈtrɒpɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FINGERPICK

fingerbreadth
fingered
fingered tremolo
fingerer
fingerglass
fingerguard
fingerhold
fingerhole
fingering
fingerless
fingerlike
fingerling
fingerling potato
fingermark
fingernail
fingerprint
fingerstall
fingertip
fingertip control
fingertip search

WORDS THAT END LIKE FINGERPICK

brick
cherry-pick
chick
click
dick
do the trick
hand-pick
have a bone to pick
ice pick
kick
nick
nit-pick
Patrick
quick
sick
spick
stick
thick
trick
unpick

Synonyms and antonyms of fingerpick in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fingerpick» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FINGERPICK

Find out the translation of fingerpick to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fingerpick from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fingerpick» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fingerpick
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fingerpick
570 millions of speakers

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fingerpick
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fingerpick
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fingerpick
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fingerpick
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fingerpick
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fingerpick
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fingerpick
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fingerpick
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fingerpick
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fingerpick
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fingerpick
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fingerpick
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fingerpick
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fingerpick
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिंगपिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fingerpick
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Fingerpick
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fingerpick
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fingerpick
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fingerpick
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fingerpick
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fingerpick
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fingerpick
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fingerspill
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fingerpick

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FINGERPICK»

The term «fingerpick» is normally little used and occupies the 130.411 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FINGERPICK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fingerpick» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fingerpick» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fingerpick

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FINGERPICK»

Discover the use of fingerpick in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fingerpick and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mastering the Guitar Class Method Level 2
Travis Fingerpick STyle One of The more popular fingerpick paTTerns used To play music in 4/4 Time is called “Travis picking." This sTyle is named afTer The greaT counTry guiTarisT, Merle Travis. One of The characTerisTics of Merle Travis' ...
William Bay, Mike Christiansen, 2010
2
Guitar for Seniors
Written below is another fingerpick style which works well when playing songs in 5/4 time.T he pattern for one measure of a 6-string chord is written on the left.The pattern for one measure of a 5-string chord is written in the middle and the ...
Bruno, Jimmy, Mike Christiansen, 2011
3
Complete Acoustic Guitar Method: Beginning Acoustic Guitar, ...
FINGERPICK. OR. NOT. TO. FINGERPICK. Fingerpicking (discussed in Chapter 4) can be done with bare fingers, fingernails or with fmgerpicks. Fingerpicks are made of plastic or metal and wrap around the fingers and/or thumb. Once you get  ...
Greg Horne, 2005
4
Guide to Guitar Chord Progressions
Written in the first one or two measures of each exercise is a strum or fingerpick pattern which could be used to play the exercise, and be stylistically correct. These patterns take one or two measures to complete and may be repeated and  ...
Mike Christiansen, 2011
5
Fingerpicking Dulcimer
This book is not intended for the beginning dulcimer player, although it is appropriate for a player who is just beginning to learn to fingerpick. It is presumed that you have a fundamental knowledge of your instrument, at least some familiarity ...
Bolt, Ben, Janita Baker, 2002
6
Mastering the Guitar 1A
_|SE 5 m Play the following song using the previously shown fingerpick pattern. Remember, many othersongs may be played using this fingerpicking pattern. To help get started, the fingerpick pattern has been written on the tablature, underthe  ...
William Bay, Mike Christiansen, 2011
7
Banjo For Dummies: Book + Online Video & Audio Instruction
fingerpick. Like thumbpicks, metal fingerpicks consist of a bladeshaped striking surface joined to a collar that holds the fingerpick around the end of the finger. You want to fitthe picksonyour index and middle fingers so that the striking surface ...
Bill Evans, 2014
8
Ukulele Exercises For Dummies
Brushing up on fingerpicking technique } Preparing your mind and body to fingerpick One of the most beautiful ways to play the ukulele is by fingerpicking it. Fingerpicking on the ukulele can be divided up into two main styles: rhythmic ...
Brett McQueen, Alistair Wood, 2013
9
Beginning Open Tunings
Fingerpick? The arrangements in this book are tabbed out for fingerstyle guitar. However, if you are a flatpicker, just pick out the melody notes and ignore what the thumb is doing at the bottom part of the staff. On the vocal accompaniment part ...
Steve Baughman, 2010
10
The Talisman: A Novel
Fingerpick.” “Yeah, sure.” Singer turned it over in his fingers, sniffed it. If he had bitten it, Jack would have slugged him in the face. “Fingerpick. You tellin me the truth?” “A friend of mine gave it to me,” Jack said, and suddenly felt as lonely and  ...
Stephen King, Peter Straub, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FINGERPICK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fingerpick is used in the context of the following news items.
1
20/20 Gene Systems Partners With Zacks Investment Banking and …
The company also is also testing various microfluidics technologies to permit cancer testing at a retail pharmacy level with only a fingerpick ... «PR Newswire, Jul 15»
2
EXCLUSIVE: Colleen on 'Captain of None' Thrill Jockey Records …
At the time I mostly bowed the instrument, but did fingerpick/pluck it on two songs. In 2009 I ordered a treble viola da gamba from the same ... «Classicalite, Jun 15»
3
Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Kamp has the world on a string
The first camp was a rousing success and, over the years, it has expanded to two weeks and includes: fingerpick guitar, old-time and bluegrass ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jun 15»
4
LET'S GO KAMPING: Steve Kaufman's annual acoustic clinic …
Over the years, the camps have grown to include classes in mandolin, banjo, fingerpick guitar, old-time banjo and lap dulcimer. The camps ... «The Daily Times, Jun 15»
5
Bluesman CeDell Davis and His Butter Knife Guitar Style Has …
He can't shred like Eddie Van Halen or fingerpick like Chet Atkins, but Delta bluesman CeDell Davis' guitar technique is just as pioneering. «Seattle Weekly, Jun 15»
6
The grateful ruffian: how the hell Ray Wylie Hubbard keeps getting …
I got cleaned up, actually learned how to fingerpick, and what's happening now is I just keep learning new things.” As a songwriter, Hubbard ... «Easy Reader, Jun 15»
7
Aquarius: Never Say Never To Always Review
That's probably why Hodiak can fingerpick, while Duchovny can only strum. If this were made during the time period it is trying to recreate, cops ... «Den of Geek!, Jun 15»
8
Seamus Begley & Stephen Cooney: Meitheal | Album Review
Cooney married a driving percussive sensibility (beloved of set dancers) with an equally fine-tuned ability to fingerpick his way into the beating ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
9
Kansas guitarist reflects on band's success
Kerry was trying to teach himself how to fingerpick and he came up with that chord pattern and his wife kept commenting that it was really nice. «MassLive.com, May 15»
10
Dwight Yoakam: Seconds of Pleasure
I don't fingerpick, I flatpick. When I play bluegrass, I use crosspicking, and I approach my songs the same way. It creates a different attack. «Premier Guitar, May 15»

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