fingerpicking

noun fin·ger·pick·ing \ˈfiŋ-gər-ˌpi-kiŋ\

Definition of FINGERPICKING

: a method of playing a stringed instrument (as a guitar) with the thumb and tips of the fingers rather than with a pick

— fin·ger·pick verb

1956

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